A local checks netting for crabs in the murky waters of Manila Bay during World Oceans Day in Paranaque, Metro Manila June 8, 2013. The UN officially designated June 8th each year as World Oceans Day, in December 2008. [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.