Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu salutes during the Victory Day Parade on Moscow's Red Square May 9, 2013. Russia commemorates the 68th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany on May 9. [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.