TRIPOLI — Libya’s supreme court on Wednesday begins hearing the final appeal of six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting children with HIV, raising the prospect of a swift end to the eight-year crisis.

KHARTOUM (Reuters) — Sudan is ready to attend Darfur peace talks under joint UN-African Union mediation to resolve a conflict which has driven 2.5 million people from their homes, its foreign minister said on Monday.

MADRID (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, a key player in Middle East politics, said he fears conflicts in the Palestinian territories, Lebanon and Iraq could explode into a global one, adding that his monarchy was making great efforts to reach peace.