Libyan PM Kidnapped...

Armed rebels have kidnapped Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan from a hotel in Tripoli, his spokeswoman told CNN early Thursday, October 10.

Two Arab television channels Abu Dhabi-based Sky News Arabia and Dubai-based al-Arabiya quoted Libyan security sources as saying that Zeidan was seized from a hotel where he was staying in the Libyan capital and taken to an unknown location.

A hotel clerk who was not authorized to speak to the media said armed rebels escorted the prime minister from the Corinthian Hotel in Tripoli into a convoy of waiting cars. However, the witness reported no gunfire during the incident, and said the gunmen was respectful and "caused no trouble."

Zidan's office initially called the abduction a "rumor" on its official Facebook page. Then it posted a note that said it was "coerced by kidnappers to deny the report."

Ali Zeidan took office of Prime Minister in October 2012.

BREAKING NEWS: Togolese Prime Minister Resigns

 Togolese Prime Minister, Kwesi Séléagodji Ahumey-Zunu, has resigned, leaving office with members of his cabinet, the Togolese presidency said in a statement made available to PANA on Wednesday, 28 August, 2013

It said that President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe has since accepted his resignation.

According to the presidency, the resignation followed the results of the parliamentary elections, held on July 25 2013 and described by the opposition as “sham”.

Appointed on July 19, 2012, Mr Ahumey-Zunu is a member of the Patriotic Pan-African Convergence (CPP), an ally of the ruling party. (PANA/NAN)