Muslims pray for Eid Al-Fitr at Niujie Mosque in Beijing on Aug 8 The three-day festival marks the end of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting. [Zou Hong/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.