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- UN report points to Sudan war crimes
Both Sudanese government and rebel forces in the disputed region of South Kordofan are responsible for atrocities that could be tantamount to war crimes, according to a United Nations report leaked to a news organization. The report apparently calls for a special investigation into the conflict, in which the army's actions are characterized as "especially egregious." BBC (7/18)      - Thailand, Cambodia to comply with UN temple ruling
Talks were slated to begin between Thailand and Cambodia over the mutual withdrawal of troops from the disputed 4.6-square-kilometer territory surrounding an ancient temple that has served as a flash point for clashes that have killed more than two dozen people since 2008. The UN-backed International Court of Justice on Monday drew up a demilitarized zone around the Preah Vihear temple from which it ordered the immediate withdrawal of Thai and Cambodian troops. Bloomberg (7/18) - AIDS priority is in supplying drugs
 Recent studies have shown that antiretroviral drugs have made AIDS more preventable than ever before, but global health advocates say more needs to be done to provide the drugs to the estimated 9 million poor children and adults who need them. "We have to remember that history will judge us not by our scientific breakthroughs, but how we apply them," Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS, said at the International Aids Society conference in Rome. The Guardian (London)/Sarah Boseley's Global Health Blog (7/18) - India, Nepal battle monsoon flooding
More than 200,000 people in India and Nepal have left their homes as a result of monsoon flooding that has killed at least 80 people and affected hundreds of villages over the past week. Monsoon flooding is an annual challenge for South Asia as demonstrated by massive 2010 flooding in Pakistan that affected 18 million people. AlertNet (7/18) - Study links China birth defects to chemical exposure
Exposure to coal smoke and pesticides significantly increases the likelihood a baby will be born with birth defects, according to a study from Chinese researchers published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Brain, spinal cord and other serious birth defects are four times more likely in babies born to mothers exposed to the chemicals, researchers found. AlertNet/Reuters (7/18) - Voluntary circumcision programs gain ground in Africa
Efforts to promote male circumcision to help stem the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa are enjoying the most success in countries where politicians and communities have endorsed the procedure. Fourteen African countries have instituted voluntary circumcision programs into their HIV/AIDS battle plans since WHO established guidelines in 2007 for increasing rates of participation. IRINNews.org (7/18) - Youth stands up to child marriage
More than 16,000 U.S. teens and supporters stood together Monday, calling on the Obama administration's continued leadership to end child marriage, a global issue that will lead to 100 million child brides in the next decade if current trends continue. Click here for more from Girl Up. - International pact on shipping emissions
Several dozen of the world's biggest seafaring countries have agreed at a meeting of the United Nation's international maritime organization to improve the energy efficiency of ships built after 2013 in order to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 2020. Developing countries such as China, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and South Africa were granted a six-year waiver for complying with the agreement, the world's first ever to govern shipping emissions. The Guardian (London) (7/18) - U.S. delivers blunt message to Gadhafi
U.S. officials met with representatives of Moammar Gadhafi in Tunisia this past weekend to deliver a blunt message that the U.S. sees the embattled Libyan leader's time in power over. Libyan government spokesman Musa Ibrahim welcomed the meeting as a first step toward negotiations to end the current crisis, but U.S. officials indicated the meeting was no more than a one-time opportunity for the U.S. to clarify its position. CNN (7/19), ForeignPolicy.com/The Cable blog (7/18)
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