Female Muslims smile wearing hijabs as they attend a festival at Niujie Mosque in Beijing on Aug 8, 2013, part of activities to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr marking the end of Islam’s fasting month of Ramadan. [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.