The inflatable toad slowly deflates in front of downtown Guangzhou's Canton Tower in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on Nov 14. The pipe-smoking toad, named Gamabunta is a character from the Japanese anime Naruto [Photo/IC]
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.