Egypt's team practice their synchronised swimming team performance ahead of the upcoming World Swimming Championships at the Sant Jordi arena in Barcelona, July 17, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]
Mexico's Ivan Garcia (R) and German Sanchez perform a dive during practice for the men's synchronised 10m platform event with a backdrop of the Sagrada Familia cathedral at the Montjuic municipal pool in Barcelona prior to the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, July 17, 2013. The World Swimming Championships will take place July 20 to August 4. [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.