31.   Parliament passed the bill last month, and Nazarbayev signed it Thursday, his press service said.

32.   Putin also spoke with Bush by telephone Thursday about the summit and U.S.-Russian cooperation in operations in Afghanistan, the presidential press service said.

33.   Putin spoke with Central Asian leaders on Sunday to discuss coordinating their actions against terrorism, the Kremlin press service said.

34.   Putin was watching the developments on television as they unfolded, the Kremlin press service said.

35.   Putin was watching the developments on television as they unfolded, the press service said.

36.   Police officers recovered all the stolen weapons, the agency reported, citing a statement from the Interior Ministry press service.

37.   A French policeman guarding the French embassy in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, the press service of the French armed services said Tuesday.

38.   A duty official said the government press service was closed Sunday evening.

39.   A new date for the visit will be arranged by the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan and Iran, the press service said.

40.   A meeting with Haitian lawmakers was not scheduled, the Haitian presidential press service said.