A museum in Zhoukou, Central China's Henan province, is shrouded by heavy smog, Oct 8, 2013. The bigger temperature difference caused an inversion layer in atmosphere and led to pollution being trapped close to the ground. [Photo/CFP]
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.