An ash cloud rising from the erupted Plosky (Flat) Tolbachik volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, Dec 3, 2012. The Plosky Tolbachik volcano in the far east of Russia has erupted for the first time in 36 years. [Photo/CFP]
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.