US first lady Michelle Obama (R) is introduced to speak by Conde Naste Artistic Director and Vogue Editor-In-Chief Anna Wintour (L) at the first ever Fashion Education Workshop at the White House in Washington, Oct 8, 2014. [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.