Ebola suvivor Dr. Kent Brantly (C) is greeted by US President Barack Obama (R) prior to the president delivering a statement about the government's Ebola response in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Oct 29, 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.