U.N. Security Council Resolution Warns Sudan Over Darfur Atrocities

UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (AFP) - The UN Security Council on Friday passed a resolution warning Sudan to halt atrocities in the troubled Darfur region within 30 days or face international action.
Thirteen members of the 15-nation council backed the resolution. Two abstained.
The resolution has been under discussion for several days. China had indicated that it would abstained.
Up to 50,000 people have died and more than a million been driven from their homes in Darfur since ethnic minority rebels launched an uprising last year against the Sudanese army and its Arab militia allies, the Janjaweed.