The Libya Congress has elected a former congressman and rights lawyer, Ali Zidan as their new prime minister.
A clash in Congress over a second, semi-secret US facility in Benghazi, Libya has put the spotlight on a compound said to be more secure than the American mission where a US ambassador died.
The former head of a US military team in Libya says the security was weak at the consulate in Benghazi, where the US ambassador was killed.
The heat is on for the Obama administration as the Republican-held House of Representatives holds a hearing on US failures in the Benghazi attack, says Simon Williamson.
Libya has enough evidence to charge Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam with crimes against humanity, lawyers have told the International Criminal Court.
Libya's parliament has passed a no-confidence vote in the prime minister, removing him from his post.
Libyan efforts to arrest the killers of a man credited with capturing late leader Muammar Gaddafi have turned into a siege of the city of Bani Walid, Amnesty International says.
Protesters have stormed the headquarters of Libya's national congress angry about the new prime minister's proposed government line-up.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has vowed to pursue a full accounting of the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi "wherever that leads".
Within hours of the attacks on US diplomatic site in Libya, President Barack Obama's administration received reports suggesting militants connected to al-Qaeda were involved, say sources.
Libyan authorities have approved an FBI visit to Benghazi following a deadly attack on the US mission there, but details of co-operation still need to be ironed out.
A media rights watchdog is concerned freedom of information is under threat in Libya due to visa refusals for foreign journalists, bans on films and arbitrary arrests.
Responding to calls from the military, hundreds of Libyans have handed over their weapons.
For security reasons, FBI agents are staying away from the Libyan city where a US ambassador and three other Americans were killed, two law enforcement officials say.
The Libyan leader says 'no less' than 10 militias have been disbanded following the attack on the US embassy in which the US ambassador was killed.
The attack that killed the US ambassador to Libya this month was carried out by terrorists, but an ongoing investigation into the incident will have to determine which group was involved.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has said the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was as tragic as that of US Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens.
One of the Libyan rebels credited with capturing Muammar Gaddafi nearly a year ago has died on after being kidnapped, beaten and slashed by the late dictator's supporters.
Western and Arab leaders have ramped up the pressure on Syria and Iran at the United Nations, with US President Barack Obama vowing to keep Tehran from getting its hands on nuclear weapons.
In a round of diplomacy in the wake of violent anti-US protests, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has met a series of Muslim leaders and has urged people to work together against extremists.
Mitt Romney has accused US President Barack Obama of minimising the recent killing of the US ambassador to Libya as a mere "bump in the road".
Libyan authorities have said they have decided to dissolve all militias and armed groups that do not come under State authority.
The heavily-armed extremists who laid siege to the US consulate in Libya used military-style tactics that may have steered Americans toward a waiting ambush, US officials say.
Demonstrators have clashed with police in Pakistan with anger over insults to the Prophet Muhammad boiling over despite calls from Muslim leaders for peaceful protests.
It may seem the last two months have been a disaster for the Romney campaign. But don't write the Republicans off just yet, writes News24's US correspondent Simon Williamson.
A Libyan official has quit his job highlighting tensions in the security establishment after a deadly attack killed four Americans, including the ambassador, in Benghazi.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has denied that Washington was warned of an imminent attack in Libya.
A breakdown of events since the diffusion of a film considered offensive to Islam which prompted violent anti-US protests around the Muslim world.
Libyans tried to rescue ambassador Chris Stevens, cheering "God is great" and rushing him to a hospital after they discovered him still clinging to life inside the US consulate, witnesses say.
Top US and Libyan officials have offered starkly different accounts about the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi that left the ambassador and three other Americans dead.
The deadly attack on the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi was planned and "meticulously executed", says the country's assembly chief.
The US is sending more spies, marines and drones to Libya, trying to speed the search for those who killed the US ambassador and three other Americans.
The head of Libya's national assembly has blamed al-Qaeda for an attack on the US consulate in the city of Benghazi that killed ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
Four people have died in the Yemeni capital Sanaa after police fired live rounds and tear gas to try to disperse an angry crowd of hundreds of protesters trying to storm the US mission.
The United States has identified two additional victims of this week's deadly attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, as former Navy Seals.
The Obama administration is bracing for another potential eruption of violent demonstrations over an anti-Islam video in parts of the Muslim world after Friday's weekly prayers.
Libyan authorities have made four arrests in the investigation into the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in which the US ambassador and three embassy staff were killed, an official says.
Libya has made arrests and opened a probe into an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi that killed the American ambassador, amid speculation that al-Qaeda was to blame.
Libya has set up an independent judicial committee to probe an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in which four Americans including the ambassador were killed, a spokesperson says.
Mitt Romney accused the president of sympathising with the murderers of Americans, and that shouldn't be permissible no matter which side of the aisle one is, writes Simon Williamson.
The Obama administration must stay the course in Arab Spring countries and help them thwart rising militancy, say experts, even as the deaths of four diplomats seems to be reversing gains.
Mitt Romney's venture into a fast-moving foreign policy crisis that involved the slayings of the US ambassador to Libya and three other diplomats has become a public relations debacle.
Western countries have expressed outrage at a mob attack that killed the US ambassador to Libya while Muslim nations denounced the anti-Islam film that has sparked unrest and demonstrations.
Libyan authorities will bring the killers of the US ambassador and three other personnel to justice, the head of the national assembly says.
President Barack Obama has condemned the killing of four Americans, including the US ambassador, in an attack on his country’s consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi.
Security has been stepped up in the area around the US embassy in Cairo, a security official says, after a film deemed offensive to Islam sparked violence outside the US missions in Egypt and Libya.
The US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff have been killed in a rocket attack that targeted his car in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, a Libyan official says.
Mitt Romney has hit out at the Obama administration's "disgraceful" response to violent protests in Egypt and Libya, accusing it of sympathising with the Islamist demonstrators.
The spokesperson for Libya's interim parliament says the country's transitional leader has visited a key mountain town still held by fighters loyal to the regime of slain leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Two former senior Libyan officials are on trial accused of squandering $2.7bn in public money meant to compensate families of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing.
US and Libyan authorities are probing oil giants including Eni and Total for their past ties to the fallen regime of Muammar Gaddafi, says The Wall Street Journal.
British Airways says it will restart flights to Tripoli in May after they were cancelled due to a civil war.
The price of Brent crude rose above $104 on the risk of supply disruptions in Kazakhstan, delays in Libyan output and as sanctions-hit Iran struggles to maintain production.
Libya has boosted its oil crude production to 600 000 barrels per day and is expected to add another 200 000 bpd before the end of the year, National Oil Corporation says.
Oil prices have risen slightly toward $87 a barrel ahead of a summit this weekend where European leaders will try to agree on a plan to contain their region's debt crisis.
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Actor-activist Sean Penn has said he admires Libyans for their courage in overthrowing Muammar Gaddafi.
British firms can expect to play an instrumental role in rebuilding Libya after the UK helped overthrow Gaddafi, a senior diplomat has told executives.
Commodities trader Glencore has outdone rivals to sign its first contract to deliver fuels to Libya’s interim council, say industry sources.
The chief executive of Italian oil firm Eni was in eastern Libya to meet with members of the rebel government, a spokesperson for Libya's rebel transitional government says.
Libyan rebels face daunting economic challenges.
After blocking the unfreezing of Libyan assets, SA has agreed to a deal with the US.
Investors are avoiding North Africa, with scant prospect of a swift return.
An exuberant early rally sparked by the apparent downfall of Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi gave way to gloom over the US economy.
President Jacob Zuma has called on African nations to contribute resources to sustain continental development alongside its international partners.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will urge the African Union to get tougher on Libya, hoping to push Africa's leaders into a firmer stance on Libya's Muammar Gaddafi.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says South African financial institutions have suspended business with firms which have links to the Libyan government.
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell has turned in a 60% net profit leap for the first quarter, as the group benefited from resurgent oil prices and the sale of non-core assets.
Oil dipped in Asian trade as traders locked in profits after gains last week, but analysts say prices could still go higher.
Leaders of the Brics group say the United Nations Security Council needs to give developing countries a greater say on global issues.
President Jacob Zuma is due to meet Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and will also hold talks with rebels seeking his overthrow.
World oil prices have stayed above multi-year highs, supported by the continued tensions in the Arab world and the postponement of elections in Nigeria.
Actress and goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie has appealed for international support for people fleeing the conflict in Libya.
The government says it has contributed R2m to the UN's refugee agency which is assisting people fleeing Libya.
Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen met with Turkish officials as an envoy of Muammar Gaddafi arrived in Ankara for talks on a possible ceasefire in conflict-torn Libya.
Oil prices have surged to its highest level since 2008 as Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's forces regain ground against the rebels.
President Barack Obama will seek to wrest the political debate from turmoil in the Middle East, to a related topic - cutting America's thirst for foreign oil.
The African Union has urged world powers attending a meeting on Libya's future in London to throw their backing behind its roadmap.
Oil has fallen amid a stronger dollar as Libyan rebels emboldened by Western air strikes marched towards dictator Muammar Gaddafi's birthplace, say analysts.
The euro has weakened after German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives were routed in elections in a key state.
Oil has eased in Asian trade but political instability in Libya and the Middle East are keeping upward pressure on prices.
President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the US Congress may respond with "anxiety, perhaps anger" if strikes on Libya stretch three weeks or more, warns a senator.
Traders are keeping an eye on the conflict in Libya amid concern that military action could prolong a shutdown of oil production.
Oil prices have jumped to near $103 a barrel after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vowed a "long war" amid a second night of allied strikes.
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says members of the 27-nation bloc are "looking at the details" of Libya's ceasefire offer.
Oil prices have risen above $103 over concerns that UN authorisation of military strikes against pro-Gaddafi forces could threaten oil exports.
Crude has fallen as traders continued to assess the impact on demand caused by the Japanese nuclear crisis and the ongoing troubles in the Middle East.
SA is working on freezing Libyan assets and supports other UN measures against Muammar Gaddafi's government, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have entered the oil port of Ras Lanuf in the east of the country and are fighting for control of the town.
Oil prices have fallen for a second day as Opec considered raising production, pushing up Asian stocks, although investors remained on edge.
Opec members are expected to increase production in a bid to bring down soaring oil prices and allay fears of a supply crunch, the Financial Times reports.
Escalating violence in Libya has spurred a rally in the oil price and fuelled demand for gold as a safe haven asset.
World stocks are expected to take their cues from the oil market next week but the economic recovery is likely to trump jitters caused by unrest in the Middle East.
A fund representing the Libyan people and not Colonel Muammar Gaddafi holds a stake in the luxury Michelangelo Hotel, says its operator Legacy Hotels.
UK hedge fund Toscafund says SA is likely to implode Libya-style in 15 years, but with more serious consequences.
Oil prices are hovering near $102 a barrel as Libyan government and rebel forces dug in amid fierce fighting, raising investor fears of protracted oil output cuts.
A proposal by Venezuela President Hugo Chavez to try to broker a peace deal in Libya briefly pushed oil lower, while recently risk-averse stock markets put in some gains.
Emerging markets have slumped, as escalating unrest in the Middle East spooked investors, sending markets in Dubai and Saudi Arabia to multi-month and multi-year lows.
The JSE has opened in red territory, in line with global equity markets amid concerns over the rise in oil prices and political chaos on Libya.
The rand has strengthened slightly against the dollar, but dealers expected the currency to come under some pressure given the turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East.
The dollar has firmed against the yen, supported by interest rate differentials between the United States and Japan, dealers say.
Oil prices fell as reassurances from Saudi Arabia that extra supply needs could be met were tempered by BoA Merrill Lynch's warning that Libyan output could be reduced for months.
European shares have fallen, hit by forecast-lagging results from banking heavyweight HSBC and a retreat in investor risk appetite after Libya tensions rose again.
The United States has named a new charge d'affaires to Libya following the murder of ambassador Chris Stevens in last month's militant attack in Benghazi.
Mitt Romney has agreed to stop sharing the emotional campaign trail story of a former US serviceman killed last month in Benghazi, Libya, after the man's mother complained, says an aide.
Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam without a doubt would get a death sentence if tried in Libya, his lawyer has told the ICC in the Hague.
The chief of US intelligence has rejected criticism over how spy agencies responded to a deadly attack on diplomats in Libya and says there had been no clear warning before the onslaught.
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney says as if elected he would keep Iran in check, chase terrorists in Libya, put conditions on US aid to Egypt and help arm Syrian rebels.
The daughter of Muammar Gaddafi's former spy chief has been arrested at a Tripoli hotel for entering Libya illegally.
Libya's elected PM Mustafa Abu Shagur has come under fire over his government team, after angry demonstrators barged into parliament in protest at the line-up.
A team of US investigators has visited Libya's second city Benghazi to examine the site where Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed.
Radical Islamists have killed three Libyan policemen in a raid on their checkpoint near a coastal town east of second city Benghazi, police and medical officials say.
One person has been killed and five others wounded during clashes near Bani Walid, a final bastion of supporters of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, local leaders say, warning of looming disaster.
Islamist militants are shifting their focus from southwest Asia to Arab North Africa and stepping up violence in the region, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki says.
US President Barack Obama has set the table for his first debate with Mitt Romney, billing the clash as about security for hard working Americans, not who could fire off the best "zingers".
The US intelligence community says that a deadly assault on a US consulate in Libya was a planned attack linked to al-Qaeda, but stressed that "many unanswered questions" remained.
Libya's newly appointed leader has apologised at the United Nations for the crimes of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi and has told critics that supporting the Arab Spring was worth it.
The United States is withdrawing more staff from its embassy in Tripoli, two weeks after cutting personnel to emergency levels following an attack on its consulate.
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has called for the release of an aid worker being prevented from leaving Libya over a police investigation involving a senior official.
Libyan leader Mohamed al-Megaryef says the deadly attack on the US consulate was a pre-planned assault that had "nothing to do with" an anti-Islam online video.
Libya's new leadership, under huge pressure from the street, has taken steps to tackle militias, but critics warn its decision to only disband some armed groups is dangerous and may backfire.
While foreign policy may not make up a big part of this year's electoral toing and froing, dead US ambassadors certainly form part of the public discourse, writes Simon Williamson.
Libya's military command has appointed a pair of army officers to head two powerful Islamist militias in the country's east.
New Libyan President Mohammed el-Megarif has vowed his country will not be a burden to the international community as he held his first face-to-face talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The powerful Islamist militia the US blames for an attack on its Benghazi consulate has been swept from its heavily fortified bases in Libya's second city in a mass popular uprising.
At least three people died and 20 were wounded when armed demonstrators protesting against militias clashed with a government unit of ex-rebels in Benghazi, the al-Hawari hospital says.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced al review into security at the US consulate in Benghazi targeted during a wave of rage at a film made on US soil deemed offensive to Islam.
The Pakistani government has urged people to protest peacefully to show their opposition to a crudely made anti-Islam on a holiday it has declared a "day of love for the prophet".
Information emerging after a deadly attack on the US Embassy in Libya suggests that the protests at the outset were so small and unthreatening as to attract little notice, but gradually evolved.
Al-Qaeda has called for attacks on US diplomats and an escalation of protests against an anti-Islam video that has triggered a wave of demonstrations in Muslim countries.
A female suicide bomber has killed 12 people in Kabul in the deadliest single attack claimed to avenge a US film that has sparked a week of deadly protests across the Muslim world.
A Libyan witness says US ambassador Stevens was breathing when he was found in the consulate after the Benghazi attack.
The head of Libya's national congress says about 50 people have been arrested in connection with a deadly attack on the US consulate which resulted in the death of the US envoy Chris Stevens.
Libyan authorities have identified 50 people who were involved in the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi in which the ambassador and three other Americans were killed, says a security official.
Hundreds of protesters have clashed with police in Sydney, as a wave of unrest against a film that mocks Islam spread to Australia, with bottles and shoes hurled outside the US consulate.
Video-sharing website YouTube has blocked access in India to an anti-Islam film that surfaced in the US and has since sparked deadly protests in the Muslim world, says Google.
Air traffic has been suspended for security reasons to Libya's second city Benghazi, where the American ambassador was killed when the US consulate came under attack this week, a source says.
Libya’s new PM says he would strive to improve security by boosting the national police force and army as well as collecting weapons after a deadly attack on the US consulate in the east.
Republican Mitt Romney has criticised President Barack Obama's handling of foreign policy after four Americans were killed in Libya, saying the US seems at the mercy of world events.
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has slammed a film deemed to mock the Muslim prophet but warned against the use of violence.
President Barack Obama says the US would not consider Egypt an ally, "but we don't consider them an enemy".
A Republican senator has used a startling analogy to criticise a US statement that preceded attacks on the American embassy in Cairo, equating it with blaming a woman for getting raped.
Mystery remains over exactly who is behind the anti-Islam film which sparked deadly protests in the Middle East, amid conflicting claims of Jewish or Coptic Christian involvement.
President Barack Obama has vowed to "bring to justice" the Islamist gunmen responsible for a ferocious assault that killed US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.
The Libyan doctor who treated US ambassador Chris Stevens says the diplomat died of severe asphyxiation and that he tried for 90 minutes to revive him.
The United States is deploying a Marine anti-terrorism team to Libya to bolster security after a deadly attack on its consulate in Benghazi.
President Barack Obama has condemned the killing of the US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff, and has ordered stepped-up security at US diplomatic posts worldwide.
US ambassador Chris Stevens had hailed the Libyan revolt that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi, but now appears to have been struck down in a rocket attack by forces unleashed after the strongman's fall.
Libya's national congress is set to elect a new PM who will be at the helm of the nation for an 18-month transition period and faces the daunting task of restoring security.
The US says it is "heartbroken" by the "terrible loss" of a State Department official who was killed in an attack on America’s consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi.
Protesters in Egypt and Libya have attacked US diplomatic missions in a spasm of violence that led to the death of a State Department officer at the consulate in Benghazi.
The United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Libya to charge or release 7 000 detainees, many held since Muammar Gaddafi's ouster.
Libya has denied that slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam faces imminent trial on charges of crimes against humanity, the ICC says.
Libya's Stock Exchange has resumed trading just over a year after the country’s conflict forced it to close, a reporter at the bourse says.
Libya's al-Sedr port, which was closed during the civil war, is expected to see its first oil shipment sail soon.
Libya is open for business, but there are still obstacles ahead.
Some of the large cash component of Libya's $65bn sovereign wealth fund is expected to be used to finance post-Gaddafi reconstruction.
Rebels in oil-rich state under pressure after Gaddafi's death.
The UN refugee agency has said that goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie is currently visiting Libya, though in a personal capacity.
Crude prices sank in Asian trade as a faster than expected resumption in Libyan crude production compounded persistent global economic woes, analysts say.
Gold dived more than 5% and oil hit 7-week lows as the eurozone crisis deepened fears of wider financial contagion and recession.
The UK will return Libyan banknotes that were impounded as part of UN sanctions.
Germany's Angela Merkel faces the biggest challenge to her leadership, with traditionally loyal conservative allies openly criticising her approach to the euro zone crisis.
Oil is mixed in muted Asian trade as investors awaited a key speech by US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, analysts say.
Oilprices are mixed in Asian trade ahead of a speech by US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, analysts say.
Oil prices see-sawed in Asian trade as traders monitored the crisis in Libya, with rebels claiming victory but Gaddafi's sons saying he remains in power.
South Africa won't facilitate Muammar Gaddafi's exit from Libya and he will not seek asylum in the country, says Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
South African made sniper rifles have found their way into the hands of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces, according to a news report.
Libya's rebel leadership has welcomed the defection of former oil minister Shukri Ghanem, a key official in the regime of Muammer Gaddafi.
A weaker dollar and continued turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East caused the oil price to rise to a near 31-month peak.
Friends and colleagues have paid tribute to documentary filmmaker and photojournalist Tim Hetherington, who was killed during fighting between rebels and government forces in Misrata, Libya.
President Jacob Zuma says other Brics members appreciate South Africa's stance on international politics.
President Jacob Zuma says the African Union appreciated the Brics support of its roadmap towards "a viable political solution" to the Libyan situation.
The National Conventional Arms Control Committee annual report for 2010 shows that South Africa sold weapons to Libya worth about R70m, it has been reported.
Libyan rebels pushed back towards the contested oil port of Brega, regaining mostly desert territory lost to Muammar Gaddafi's army the day before.
AU Commission head Jean Ping expressed doubts that Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo can negotiate an exit from an international siege.
World oil prices are lower as investors locked in profits from a recent surge, but protests in the Arab world remained a concern, analysts say.
Arms manufacturer Denel has refuted reports that it sold armaments worth billions to Libya after a sales trip there a year ago.
Libya’s government has warned it will sue any international company which concluded energy deals with the rebels who control some of the country’s oil infrastructure.
Oil has fallen in Asian trade as investors weighed in the impact of a jump in US oil stockpiles, analysts say.
Investment decisions should be guided by the threat of a rising oil price and not the aftershocks of Japan's disaster, writes Vic de Klerk.
Global stocks have rebounded from early losses tied to Japan's struggle to contain the world's worst nuclear crisis in decades.
Asian stocks are mostly lower as Japan's struggle to stabilise a leaking nuclear reactor dragged on for a third week.
Crude has been mixed in Asian trade with prices supported by the unrest in Libya and other oil-producing countries in the region.
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Moscow for talks on Libya in the middle of the first major public spat between Kremlin chief Dmitry Medvedev and Primier Putin.
Gold prices have edged up, fueled by the escalating tension in the Middle East and North Africa.
The African Union's panel on Libya has called for an "immediate stop" to all attacks after the United States, France and Britain launched military action.
Global stocks rose and the yen tumbled after the Group of Seven agreed on joint action to weaken the Japanese currency and calm nuclear crisis jitters.
NATO's chief urged the UN to quickly act on Libya to stop Muammar Gaddafi from crushing rebels, but the alliance was divided as it pressed ahead with plans for a no-fly zone.
Oil has touched a two-week low near $111, on investor pessimism that economic growth will slow after Japan's earthquake and tsunami.
President Jacob Zuma has ordered the Treasury to freeze assets linked to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his associates, according to Business Day.
Crude prices have risen in Asian trade due to continued concern about unrest in Libya and the Middle East.
Oil prices fell with North Sea Brent crude dropping by as much as $2 a barrel, after Kuwait's oil minister said Opec was considering boosting production.
The European Union may offer financial and regulatory incentives to North African countries to encourage them to make democratic reforms, according to a report.
Oil prices have risen near 2-½ year highs as worries about supply disruption increased due to deepening unrest in Libya sending Asian shares lower.
Mounting violence, sanctions and rising freight costs are expected to cause crude oil exports from Libya to drop further.
Usher says he's "sincerely troubled" to learn he appeared at a concert in St Bart's linked to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's family.
When soft drink giant Coca-Cola moved into Libya, it became embroiled in a brutal feud between members of Muammar Gaddafi's all-powerful family, a report says.
Oil prices fell, with North Sea Brent crude dropping below $115 after the Arab League said a peace plan for Libya was under consideration.
Oil prices pushed higher in Asian trade as unrest in the Middle East and North Africa continued to weigh on markets, analysts say.
The dollar is firmer against the euro and yen as risk aversion gripped markets due to escalating turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa, sending oil prices higher.
Oil has vaulted over $116 per barrel on concerns that escalating tensions in Libya would spread in the Middle East and disrupt fuel supplies.
The department of energy says an urgent review of SA's strategic fuel stock is needed amid the current political crisis in north Africa and the Middle East.
Crude prices are higher despite oil kingpin Saudi Arabia's pledge to ensure sufficient supplies.
World markets are mixed, with Asian shares trading mostly higher but shares elsewhere dipping as traders struggle to push aside worries over political turmoil in Libya.
The euro has firmed against the dollar, recouping its earlier losses that reflected worries over Middle Eastern oil supplies sparked by ongoing turmoil in Libya.