US and Israel exit UN cultural agency, claiming bias  FireEngineering.comPARIS (AP) — The United States and Israel officially quit the U.N.'s educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a ... Read mor …

Rain sets off Indonesia landslide, killing 9 with 34 missing  FireEngineering.comJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Soldiers, police and residents fanned out across a damaged Indonesian village Tuesday, searching in the mud for possible victims ... Read m …

Peru's chief prosecutor attempts to derail corruption probe  FireEngineering.comLIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's attorney general late Monday dismissed a team investigating the far-reaching Odebrecht corruption scandal, setting off street protests ... Re …

Rain sets off Indonesia landslide, killing 5 with 38 missing  FireEngineering.comJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities say a landslide triggered by torrential rain has killed at least five people and left 38 others missing on Indonesia's main ... …

Indonesia landslide leaves 15 dead; 20 still missing  FireEngineering.comJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered six more bodies buried under tons of mud from a landslide that crashed onto a hilly village on Indonesia's ... Read more https:/ …

Brazil's Bolsonaro to take power amid high hopes and fears  FireEngineering.comSAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian army captain Jair Bolsonaro is taking office as president Tuesday promising to overhaul many aspects of life in Latin ... Read more h …

Engineering ancillaries in Tiruchi in dire straits, look for RBI rescue  The HinduTheir immovable properties classified by banks as non-performing assets. Read more https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/engineering-ancillaries-in-ti …

The Latest: Utility: Wildfire role would implicate probation  FireEngineering.comSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on how a California utility's role in wildfires could affect its terms of probation in a separate criminal case (all times local): Re …

NKorean leader says he's ready for more talks with Trump  FireEngineering.comSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he hopes to extend his high-stakes nuclear summitry with President Donald Trump into ... Read more https:/ …

Hello, 2019: Revelry, reflection mark transition to new year  FireEngineering.comFireworks, concerts, spiritual services and political addresses abounded to mark the transition to 2019 as revelers around the globe bid farewell Monday to a ... Rea …