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.
Ukraine shies away from tackling far right
Ukraine fails to address far-right role in conflict …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Winter falls over Ukraine children’s graves
Fergal Keane reports from Mariupol in south-eastern Ukraine as the country’s government says that for the time in 7 months no civilians or soldiers have been killed in fighting. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ‘must double’ defence budget
Ukraine must double its military budget next year to $3bn to fund the fight against pro-Russian rebels, the defence minister says. …read more Source:...
Ukraine leader begins Australia tour
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko begins a two-day visit to Australia, with the shooting down of the MH17 flight set to dominate the agenda. …read more Source:...
Ukraine in ‘Day of Silence’ truce bid
A “Day of Silence” is held in Ukraine in an attempt to kick-start a much-violated ceasefire deal, but new peace talks in Belarus remain uncertain. …read more Source:...
Russian soprano reaches out to rebels
Russian opera singer and international star Anna Netrebko gives 1m roubles (£12,000) to a theatre in rebel-held Ukraine and poses with a rebel flag. …read more Source:...
Putin ‘has hope’ for Ukraine truce
Russia’s Vladimir Putin says he hopes a permanent ceasefire will soon be agreed in Ukraine, after Moscow talks with French counterpart Francois Hollande. …read more Source:...
Foreign-born ministers in Ukraine’s new cabinet
Ukraine casts net wide to reform government …read more Source:...
New initiative on Ukraine ceasefire
Ukraine’s president announces a new initiative to try to shore up a ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country. …read more Source:...
How can West solve Ukraine problem?
The West could be in danger of overplaying its hand in Ukraine …read more Source:...
