Recriminations have begun over the failure of the US Senate to pass a new budget and prevent the shutdown of many federal services.

A bill to fund the federal government for the coming weeks did not receive the required 60 votes by the deadline of midnight on Friday.

President Trump accused the Democrats of putting politics above the interests of the American people.

Facebook plans major changes to news feed

The changes have been described as "significant" by industry watchers

Facebook is to change how its news feed works, making posts from businesses, brands and media less prominent.

Instead, content that sparks conversations among family and friends who use the site will be emphasised, explained chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on his page.

South Africa's ANC leader Ramaphosa urges unity as Zuma booed

Mr Ramaphosa's speech in East London targeted corruption and the economy

Cyril Ramaphosa, the new leader of South Africa's ruling ANC, has said the party must address the "dysfunction" in its ranks and unite at all levels.

Mr Ramaphosa told a large rally in the south-eastern city East London that the party had become deeply divided through factionalism, patronage and corruption.

10 ways Trump has changed America

Trump signed a bill to increase Nasa funding last March

It's a quarter of the way through Donald Trump's presidential term - long enough to judge his performance so far.

There have been promises kept, promises broken and promises ignored. But how much have his policies changed things?

A business tycoon with no political experience, he said he came to Washington to make waves.

Has he succeeded?

Low cost ''earthen floor'' technology helps to improve the quality of lives in Rwanda

A group of former students at Stanford University had an idea to adapt a proven simple floor technology from the United States.

Their non-profit social enterprise Earth Enable ,based one hour from ,Kigali now helps to improve the quality of life for families  throughout the country. 

Their aptly named “earthen floors” are made without industrial .They use machinery from a mixture of compacted, locally sourced materials — gravel, sand and clay.