Photo taken on Aug 31, 2013 shows the scene after an earthquake at Xingfu village in Deqin county, Southwest China's Yunnan province. An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted southwest China at 8:04 am Saturday. [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.