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Source : http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/globalnews globalnews_20140427-2324c.mp3

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Welcome to the latest Global News recorded at 00:30 GMT on Monday, the 28th of April. I'm Valerie Sanderson, with a selection of highlights from across BBC World Service News today. Coming up;

In Ukraine, pro-Russian activists release one foreign monitor they have been holding but continue to detain seven others. "We have no indication when we will be sent home to our countries and to see our families." As captured personnel are paraded in front of the cameras, a Ukraine analyst assesses the way the crisis is going. Also; More than a thousand muslims in the Central African Republic say they have no choice but to flee the capital Bangui. "What the christian militias were doing, killing a lot of muslims. We can't stay in the Central African Republic but we will leave to save ourselves." And; With just a month and a half until the World Cup in Brazil, this grim warning for the host team: 'Win, or else'. "They will wreck the country. If Brazil doesn't get through, and it isn't a champion, the country will be destroyed by violence. ...