Libyan parliament ousts prime minister

The Libyan National Congress has voted on no-confidence against Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and designated the defence minister as acting prime minister. Parliamentarians voted to oust Zeidan as anger grew with the government's failure to stop eastern rebels from independently exporting oil. The vote on Tuesday came hours after an oil tanker carrying rebel oil escaped warships and left the country. MP Suleiman al-Zubi told the AFP news agency that Defence Minister Abdullah al-Thinni was named interim premier for the two weeks the assembly now has to agree on a permanent replacement. "The Congress voted to withdraw its confidence in the prime minister by 124 votes," al-Zubi told AFP.