A View From The Migrant Caravan

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In mid-October the first migrant caravan set off from Honduras bound for the US. Ana Gabriela Rojas of BBC Mundo has spent the past month with the caravan, and met Neptalí and his family as they crossed Mexico. Smong and Golden Cucumbers Indonesian board game producers have launched some new games. Endang Nurdin from BBC Indonesian told us about Smong, the tsunami survival game, and Golden Cucumber, based on a Javan folk tale. Black cats and green hats: superstitions around the world In Vietnam, a black cat is unlucky, other countries see them as auspicious. We asked Khue Luu of BBC Vietnamese, Vandana Dhand in Delhi, BBC Russian's Famil Ismailov, BBC Chinese's Howard Zhang, Beryl Munoko from BBC Swahili and BBC Uzbek's Ibrat Safo about superstitions in their countries. Mumbai attacks: 10 years on On 26th November 2008 Mumbai was hit by a series of terror attacks which left more than 170 people dead. BBC Hindi’s Zubair Ahmed was one of the first reporters on the scene, with help from his colleague Kinjal Pandya behind the scenes. They share their memories. Rude! The people of Pune in India have a reputation for displaying rude signboards outside their homes, like this; ‘In case anyone parks here, the vehicle's tyre will be punctured.’ Mayuresh Konnur of BBC Marathi, who's from Pune, explains these signs with attitude. Kyrgyz space school A team of young women space engineers have joined forces in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek to build the country's first satellite. Nargiza Ryskulova of BBC Kyrgyz met leading member Alina Anisimova, whose story she's told for the BBC's 100 women project. Image: Neptalí and family on the migrant caravan to the USA Credit: BBC