A girl is seen near the frontline of the battle between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State (IS) militants in the town of Qayyarah, south of Mosul, Iraq, on Oct. 18, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
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.