Medals marking the 70th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) are seen at the Russkiye Remesla Center in Yaroslavl, Russia, Feb 24, 2015. [Photo/CFP]
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.