Two men (L in blue jacket; R in white shirt) are seen running out of the Lindt cafe, where hostages are being held, in this still image taken from video from Australia's Seven Network on December 15, 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.