Elephants eat a buffet of fruit and vegetables during the annual King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in the resort town of Hua Hin, some 160 km (99 miles) south of Bangkok, Aug 29, 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.