Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge sits next to April, 4, (L) and Sammy, 4, in a pre-school class at the Northside Center for Childhood Development in New York, December 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.