This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Valerie Sanderson and in the early hours of Monday, December 12, these are our main

stories.

In Zambia, the bodies of 27 migrants are discovered dumped by the roadside, so who were they

and how had they got there?

Four people are charged following an investigation into corruption at the European Parliament.

Also, the girl given a whole new lease of life after becoming free of incurable cancer.

So what's she most looking forward to?

Christmas definitely.

My auntie's wedding.

I'm going to be her bridesmaid.

Just go back to school.

I want to start riding my bike again.

Also in this podcast, NASA's uncrewed Orion capsule has successfully splashed down in the

Pacific, paving the way for the return of astronauts to the moon, and at the Junior Eurovision

Song Contest.

Stay tuned to find out about the winner.

Zambia is a well-known transit point for migrants, many from the Horn of Africa who want to get

to South Africa.

But it's a root fraught with difficulty in danger and some don't make it.

Now 27 people have been found dead.

Their bodies dumped on a roadside near the Zambian capital, Lusaka.

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