US President Barack Obama receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Chairman of the Board of Trustees Robert Davidson (R) at the graduation ceremony of the class of 2013 at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia May 19, 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.