Russia's Vladimir Vasiljev and co-pilot Ukraine's Vitaliy Yevtyekhov compete with their G-Force Proto during the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally 2013 from Cordoba to to La Rioja, January 15, 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.