Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty were evacuated Monday after an apparent construction mishap sparked a fire in propane tanks there, according to the National Parks Service, ABC News reported.

11.4% of the investment portfolio of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) is managed by foreign investors, Fineko/abc.az reports.

The United States and Mexico agreed on Monday to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), putting pressure on Canada to agree to the new terms on auto trade and other issues to remain part of the three-nation pact, Reuters reported.

An exhibition "Peace and friendship in the dreams of artists" will be open at the Iranian Cultural Center on August 28.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on the construction of a new carpet weaving workshop in Ismayilli district.

Zurab Pataradze has been appointed to the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Azerbaijan in accordance with the relevant presidential decree, Apsny.ge reported.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on measures regarding the improvement of housing and living conditions of the population of Ismayilli city.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has ordered the building of “Asan xidmət” center in Shamakhi district, AzerTag reports.

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey are creating the Center for Nomadic Civilization, Trend reports.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah has killed at least three people and injured more than 300 others.