Libya's Supreme Court has delayed a ruling on an appeal by five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus.
In a surprise decision, Supreme Court president judge Ali al-Alous said the ruling was postponed until November 15th to complete deliberation of the case, which has damaged European Union-Libya ties.
The medics, who have been in prison since 1999, say they are innocent and were forced to confess under torture.