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A person drops a letter into a mail box in Omaha, Neb. on Aug. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

U.S. Postal Service removing mailboxes for security reasons ahead of inauguration

The U.S. Postal Service has temporarily removed some mailboxes in several major cities across the country, a security measure ahead of next week's inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden.

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump listens during an event on Operation Warp Speed in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump trial pending, McConnell calls it 'vote of conscience'

U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is likely to start after Joe Biden's inauguration, and the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, is telling senators their decision on whether to convict the outgoing president over the Capitol riot will be a 'vote of conscience.'

Supporters of leading opposition challenger Bobi Wine cheer as election officials count the ballots after polls closed in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Ugandans voted in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate as security forces try to stop supporters of Wine from monitoring polling stations. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Uganda says president wins sixth term as vote-rigging alleged

Uganda's electoral commission says longtime President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term while top opposition challenger Bobi Wine alleges rigging and officials struggle to explain how polling results were compiled amid an internet blackout.

During AFP's visit, a casket topped with a small wreath of flowers occupied the funeral home employee break room beyond the front desk. (AFP)

Coffin stored in break room at overwhelmed L.A. funeral home

Boyd Funeral Home, a small family business in Los Angeles, is so overflowing with COVID-19 victims it has begun turning away customers for the first time in its history.

Many protesters are also angry at what they say is the disproportionate use of force by police. (AFP)

Fresh protests in France against controversial security bill

Tens of thousands of protesters marched across France Saturday to denounce a security bill critics say would restrict the filming of police and posting images to social media, notably to document cases of police brutality. 1

Anti-abortion activists march past the Supreme Court in Washington, on Jan. 27, 2017. (Andrew Harnik / AP)

Anti-abortion 'March for Life' asks its supporters to stay home this year

U.S. organizers of the March for Life, the anti-abortion movement's preeminent annual event, are asking their supporters nationwide not to gather in Washington this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and political unrest

A Nepalese team has claimed the first winter asecent of K2 (C, pictured in summer) in the Karakoram range. (AFP)

Nepal team claim first winter ascent of Pakistan's K2

A team of Nepali climbers on Saturday made history after becoming the first to summit Pakistan's K2 in winter, singing their country's national anthem as they reached the top.

In this Sept. 9. 2019 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the Fourth National Forum for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)

Road to Palestinian elections full of obstacles

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that the first presidential and parliamentary elections since 2006 will be held later this year. But the road to the vote -- key to advancing Palestinian statehood and mending a rift between Abbas' Fatah party and the Islamic militant group Hamas -- is littered with obstacles.

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo rioters break into the Capitol in Washington. Far-right media personality Tim Gionet, who calls himself “Baked Alaska,” has been arrested by the FBI for his involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

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