People pray on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr in Sale, northwest Morocco, Aug 9, 2013. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. [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.