Director and actor James Franco (R) poses with actor Scott Haze (L) during a photocall for the movie "Child of God" during the 70th Venice Film Festival in Venice August 31, 2013. The movie debuts at the festival.[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.