11.   Howard refused to accept a request for the forum to endorse binding uniform targets for cutting greenhouse gases.

12.   On Monday, the politicians convened at the U.N. climate conference to make decisions on how to cut greenhouses gases that are gradually warming the planet.

13.   The government has pledged to issue an order forbidding suppliers to cut gas to distributors serving the general public during the winter.

14.   The leaders expressed determination to reach a worldwide agreement in Kyoto, Japan, to cut greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.

15.   The United States remained on the sidelines at those talks at which negotiators were trying Friday to overcome a deadlock over rules for cutting greenhouse gases.

16.   However, energy shortages and international accords obliging countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions have forced governments to reconsider the benefits of nuclear power.

17.   And Sarajevans are freezing because gas was cut earlier this month over a dispute over an unpaid bill.

18.   But China has insisted that it should be counted as a developing nation and be allowed less stringent targets for cutting greenhouse gases.

19.   It is their only source of warmth since the gas was cut off last month.

20.   The following day gas was cut by the Serbs at the Kasindolska pumping station.