PARIS, Sept 14, 2007 (AFP) - The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, whose 20th anniversary is on Sunday, names seven groups of chemicals for phaseout, setting different deadlines for developed and developing countries.

These chlorine-based compounds were widely introduced after World War II, serving as refrigerants, aerosol-spray propellants, solvents and foam-blowing agents.

Here is the list and the deadline for halting their production in developed and developing countries respectively:

SYDNEY, Sept 9, 2007 (AFP) - Asia-Pacific leaders came to Australia's biggest city with high hopes and promises for freeing up a global free trade talks logjam and deepening regional integration. The following summarises the issues and results at the end of the summit Sunday:

CLIMATE CHANGE

Issue: The world seeks a new mechanism to cut greenhouse gas emissions, blamed for global warming, after the Kyoto Protocol ends in four years time.