South Korean kidnapped in Libya

A South Korean trade official who was kidnapped three days ago in the Libyan capital Tripoli has been freed, officials say.

Four Italian construction workers have been kidnapped in Libya, the Italian foreign ministry says.

Nine foreign oil workers are reported missing after an attack on a Libyan oil field in which eight guards were beheaded.

Four Indian teachers have been kidnapped in Libya, India's foreign ministry has said.

Jordan's ambassador to Libya is kidnapped in the capital Tripoli in an attack that left his driver wounded, Libyan and Jordanian officials say.

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One of Libya's most senior energy officials, Opec representative Samir Salem Kamal, is released more than two weeks after being kidnapped.

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