Firefighters dilute gas that leaked after a sinkhole nearly 10 meters wide broke three gas pipes and a water pipe in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, on Dec 26, 2012. Photo by Wei Liang / China News Service
A stewardess guides passengers to board the high-speed rail in Beijing, Dec 26, 2012. [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.