The French and British leaders will visit Libya on Thursday to congratulate the new rulers they helped install.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron were planning to visit Libya on Thursday, the AFP said Wednesday, quoting a source involved in preparing for the visit.
The World Bank on Tuesday said it officially recognized the ruling National Transitional Council as Libya's government and had been asked to help lead efforts to restore vital services and develop jobs programs as the country tries to return to normal after a six-month war.
China on Monday night officially recognized Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) as the ruling authority of the country, the Foreign Ministry announced in a statement. US says Niger to detain Gadhafi's son 
1,400 have been killed in Libya unrest
Following are the latest political and military developments in the Libyan crisis.
The US government said on Monday that the government of Niger had confirmed that Saadi Gadhafi, the son of Libya's Muammar Gadhafi, has entered Niger and the country intended to detain him.
Niger's prime minister said on Monday that 32 members of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's camp, including his son Saadi Gadhafi, have entered Niger since September 2.
China on Monday officially recognized the National Transition Council (NTC) of Libya as the ruling authority and representative of the Libyan people.
Fifteen guards were killed and five others seriously injured when a group of Muammar Gadhafi's loyalists stormed an oil refinery near the northern coastal town of Ras Lanuf early Monday morning, Qatar-based al-Jazeera television reported.
Loud explosions were heard Monday near the international airport south of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, a television channel run by Libyan rebels reported.
Unrest in Syria has killed 1,400 people, an adviser to President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday, a death toll that is far lower than estimates from the United Nations and opposition groups.
Saadi Gadhafi, one of fallen Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's sons, has arrived in neighboring Niger on Sunday, the pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV quoted Nigerien justice minister as reporting.
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