South Africa and Libya are pushing the UN to delay possible charges against Sudan's president, linking the issue to a Darfur peacekeeping mandate.
Divisions emerged as the Security Council discussed extending the mandate of a joint African Union-UN mission to Darfur, which expires on Thursday.
South Africa and Libya want to include a clause delaying any charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
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"We have a division in the council at this point," US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad told reporters at the UN.
ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo sought an arrest warrant against Mr Bashir earlier this month, over his alleged role in Sudan's western Darfur region.
He accused Sudan's leader of running a campaign of genocide that killed 35,000 people outright, at least another 100,000 through a "slow death" and forced 2.5 million to flee their homes in Darfur.
Mr Bashir has said he is not worried by the accusations.
His government has denied mobilising the Janjaweed militias, accused of widespread atrocities against Darfur's black African population.
(BBC)
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