A section of Yangtze River in the upper reaches of Three Gorges Dam, in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province, is covered in floating garbage, on July 15, 2013. [Photo by Liujunfeng/Asianewsphoto]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.