China's Ding Junhui acknowledges to spectators before the World Snooker Championship 2013 first round match against Alan McManus of England at The Crucible in Sheffield, England, April 24, 2013. [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.