The US has sent more marines and aircraft to Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily after gunmen stormed Libya’s Parliament over the weekend.
The European Union has expressed concern after armed groups attacked Libya’s Parliament in Tripoli and an air base in the east.
A battle in which at least five soldiers have died has been sparked by clashes between a Jihadist group and Libyan special forces, says the army.
Despite rejecting the accusations, Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has laid the blame of his brief kidnapping on two lawmakers.
US interrogators have headed to the Mediterranean to question a suspected Libyan al-Qaeda member accused of the bombings of US embassies in Africa.
Britain is pulling out some staff from its embassy in Tripoli due to security concerns over recent political unrest, says its foreign office.
Gunmen have demanded the Libyan government’s resignation as they have besieged ministries.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has taken the blame for any shortcomings in the handling of an attack last month on the US mission in Libya.
The United States has vowed to avenge the consulate attack that killed its ambassador and would work alongside the Libyan government.
US President Barack Obama has confirmed the deaths of his country’s ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, and three other embassy staff members.
Seven months on from Muammar Gaddafi’s butchering in the ruins of Sirte, the fruits of liberal intervention in Libya are now cruelly clear.
The deaths of 15 civilians, including 3 children, were not Nato’s responsibility, it said, a day after admitting it had killed civilians in Tripoli.
Almost three months into the campaign of air strikes, Nato no longer believes bombing alone will end the conflict in Libya.
Russia’s envoy to Africa says there is no place in Libya’s future for Gaddafi, whose son has called for elections to end the riven nation’s conflict.
South Africa has accused Nato of deliberately targeting Gaddafi, warning that its campaign in Libya could paralyse other UN Security Council action.
Libyan rebels have captured two villages on the road to Tripoli, as Nato insisted it could complete its mission without putting troops on the ground.
Libyan rebels have broken out toward Tripoli from Misrata, about 225km to the east, cracking a government siege as Gaddafi’s forces falter.
President Jacob Zuma has met Muammar Gaddafi for talks on ending the Libyan conflict, while Nato said Gaddafi’s "reign of terror" was nearing its end.
Nato carried out a daytime air strike on Tripoli on Saturday after a fifth straight night of attacks, adding to pressure for Muammar Gaddafi to quit.
France and Britain have added gunships to the force being brought to bear against Gaddafi, as Nato unleashed a bombing blitz on Libya’s capital.
