Female soldiers patrol along the banks of Yalu River, near the DPRK town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, April 11, 2013. The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States were on high alert for a DPRK missile launch on Thursday.[Photo/Agencies]
A DPRK soldier washes his socks as his comrade washes his hands at the banks of Yalu River, near the town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, April 8, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]
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.