Ashgabat, 18 October 2007 (nCa) — Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan signed 7 bilateral documents and issued a joint communiqué on the first day of the visit of President Islam Karimov to Ashgabat.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini warned the world about the recent statements made by the US president against Iran’s nuclear activities, stressing that the stances adopted by George Bush pose a threat to the world peace and security.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) — A toddler died when she was struck by a gunshot from a NATO soldier while troops killed four dozen Taliban in two days of battles in Afghanistan’s top opium-growing area, officials said Saturday.