Cristina Fernandez, president of Argentina, is embraced by her husband, departing President Nestor Kirchner, after being sworn in as Argentina's first elected female president in Buenos Aires, 2007. [Photo/Icpress.cn]
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.