Girls play with bubbles as they celebrate the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar at Galle Face Green in Colombo, Aug 9, 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.