Iraq’s central government and the Kurdistan regional authority have resolved disputes holding up a draft oil law aimed at equitably sharing the world’s third largest oil reserves, officials said on Thursday.

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.