Soldiers from the Iraqi army march on the frontline of the battle between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State (IS) militants in the town of Qayyarah, south of Mosul, Iraq, on Oct 18, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
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.