A bus driver on Wednesday lost control of his vehicle which veered off a mountain road in Nepal, killing 18 people and injuring 13 others, police said, APA reports.

The sessions of the Bureau and the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will be held in Strasbourg on November 28-29, Trend reports on Nov. 27.

The 35th Ministerial Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) has kicked off in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey.

The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has extended condolences to Albanian President Ilir Meta over the powerful earthquake, APA reports.

Azerbaijani Minister of Culture Abulfas Garayev, who is on a visit to Paris, took part in the 22nd session of the General Assembly and the UNESCO Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on November 27, Trend reports referring to the ministry.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Ramiz Hasanov and Deputy Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Hideki Uyama have held political consultations between the two countries in Tokyo, AzerTag reports.

The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today signed an Order regarding measures to a major overhaul of roads in Khirdalan city, APA reports.

Such high-level meetings, as the one recently held between NATO and Russian Armed Forces representatives in Baku, no doubt, show Azerbaijan's importance on the international arena, and confirm that it has become a strong state, Azerbaijani MP Bakhtiyar Aliyev told Trend.

President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on conscription of citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan into the active military service and transfer of the servicemen from active military service to reserve units from January 1-30, 2020.

Four migrants have died and up to 16 more are missing after trying to cross into Europe from North Africa on a small raft, Spain’s coastguard said on Wednesday.