Dancers dressed as Santa Claus and elves take part in the annual illumination of Christmas lights at Krakowskie Przedmiescie street, part of the historical Trakt Krolewski (The Royal Route), in Warsaw Dec 7, 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.