People bow to bronze statues of DPRK founder Kim Il-sung and late leader Kim Jong-il at Mansudae in Pyongyang, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 14, 2013, a day before the birthday of the founder Kim Il-sung. [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.