Katie Eastman (L) and Kiaren Shaughnessy visit the memorial on Copley Square after crossing the finish line and completing the final mile of the Boston Marathon course during "OneRun" in Boston, Massachusetts, May 25, 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.