Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives have agreed to pay all furloughed employees retroactively once the government reopens.
An alleged senior member of al-Qaeda has been captured in Libya after US forces launched raids in the country and Somalia over the weekend.
On Saturday Kenya’s military spokesman named four men who are alleged to have been involved in the attack, which killed at least 67 people.
Rafa Nadal will return to the top of the men’s world rankings after Tomas Berdych retired with a back injury during their China Open semi-final.
More than 100 people drowned and over 200 were unaccounted for after a boat packed caught fire and sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.
Militant group al-Shabab, who have claimed responsibility for the attack on Westgate mall, have threatened to step up militant attacks against Kenya.
The US and South Korea have signed a new agreement to prevent North Korea from using nuclear arms and other weapons of mass destruction.
Store owners and many Kenyans are angry that goods appeared to have been looted during a shooting at Westgate mall in Nairobi where 67 people died.
Due to lawmakers’ inability to reach a budget deal for the fiscal year, the US government’s shutdown will cut back on services.
US President Barack Obama said he is not resigned to a US government shutdown taking place with a midnight deadline looming.