An American flag is seen in the plaque of names on the edge of the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial in New York, September 9, 2014. On Thursday people will mark the 13th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in 2001. [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.