U.N. council renews Darfur peacekeeping mandate
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday that renewed the mandate for peacekeepers in Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region but drew harsh U.S. criticism for part of the text.
Washington did not veto the resolution but abstained from the vote, letting it pass after criticizing the British-drafted text for language that alluded to African hopes for a suspension of any indictment of Sudan's president by the International Criminal Court for genocide in Darfur.
(Reporting by Louis Charbonneau; editing by Mohammad Zargham)
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