Singer Cyndi Lauper performs as an image of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nora Ephron is displayed in the background, during the American Theatre Wing's annual Tony Awards in New York June 9, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]
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.