People look like dwarfs as they pass a 6.8-meter-tall sofa at a shopping mall in Shanghai, Aug 26, 2012. The sofa has been approved as the biggest sofa in the world by the World Record Association, based in Hong Kong. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]
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.