A local resident passes a deceased whale on the beach of Breezy Point in the Queens borough, New York, Dec 27, 2012. The 60-foot finback whale died early Thursday after washing ashore and being discovered Wednesday morning. [Photo/Xinhua]
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.