AROUND THE WORLD: HEADLINES

...Flood kills ten people in Mauritus
...Number of female tourists visiting India falls by a third following Delhi gang rape case.
...Nelson Mandela's health improves.
...12 killed, 14 injured in Eastern Mexico Bus Crash...
...Afghan leader visit Qatar to discuss possible opening of Taliban office.
...Syria accuses rebels of setting oil wells on fire.
...Rebels attack Mali army im Timbuktu.
...France house fire kills five children.
...Texas prosecutor, Mike Mclelland and his wife killed in their home.