Section: BBC (The United Kingdom)
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcasting statutory corporation. The BBC is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London The BBC is the world’s oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with about 23,000 staff.
The BBC is a corporation, independent from direct government intervention, with its activities being overseen by the BBC Trust ( formed on 1 January 2007). Trustees are appointed by the British monarch on advice of government ministers.
BBC has an office in Kyiv since 1993.
Yanukovych regrets Ukraine bloodshed
Ukraine’s ex-president Viktor Yanukovych tells the BBC he accepts some responsibility for the killings that led to his overthrow. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Life in Ukraine’s rebel-held Donetsk
The BBC’s Tom Burridge reports from the rebel-held city of Donetsk where there are signs it is becoming like an independent state as Ukrainian influences are being swept away. …read more Source:...
EU extends Russia sanctions to 2016
EU foreign ministers extend economic sanctions against Russia until the end of January 2016 as clashes continue to weaken the Ukraine ceasefire. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis heightens threats to media – OSCE
Ukraine crisis highlights obstacles faced by media …read more Source:...
Crews battle major blaze outside Kiev
Emergency crews are battling a blaze outside the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, following a huge explosion at a fuel depot on Monday. …read more Source:...
G7 leaders prepare for German summit
Leaders from the world’s major economies are expected to use the G7 summit to maintain pressure on Russia over the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
‘Scuffles’ at Kiev gay pride rally
Two policemen are injured as participants of a gay pride march in Ukraine’s capital Kiev are attacked with smoke bombs and tear gas, local media say. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ‘ousted rebels from Maryinka’
President Poroshenko says Ukrainian forces have restored control over Maryinka, near Donetsk in the east, after heavy fighting. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Wounded by razor-sharp shrapnel
Civilians are once again coming under bombardment in east Ukraine, where the conflict reignited this week with the use of heavy weapons. …read more Source:...
Ukraine warns of Russian invasion
President Petro Poroshenko tells Ukrainian MPs the military must prepare for a possible “full-scale invasion” from Russia, amid a surge of violence. …read more Source:...
