Darfur rebels on Thursday accused government troops of attacking their forces close to the Chadian border, saying three civilians were abducted following the raid.

Libya and the European Union are expected to unveil a diplomatic compromise Friday to treat hundreds of HIV-infected children and save six foreign medics accused of infecting them from execution.

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator will meet the EU foreign policy chief in Portugal on Saturday for their third attempt in less than two months to break the deadlock over the Iranian nuclear programme.