Nerlens Noel from the University of Kentucky shakes hands with NBA Commissioner David Stern (left) after being selected by the New Orleans Pelicans as the sixth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft in Brooklyn, New York, June 27, 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.