Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, which happens this weekend, is celebrated in communities across the U.S.

The Premier League cited the "expansion of European club competitions" as the root cause of the change to English football's Boxing Day schedule.

Amnesty International in Kenya told the BBC that with communications down in neighbouring Tanzania the rights group was not able to confirm reports of deaths. Hospitals in the country are refusing to give information to journalists or human rights groups when asked about causalities.

Protesters have taken to the streets in Tanzania for a third day, defying warnings from the country's army chief to end the unrest.

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets for a second day of demonstrations in Tanzania after a disputed election, while Amnesty International reported that two people have died.