* Libya hopes to restart El Sharara output pressures crude prices

BENGHAZI, Libya, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Two Americans were being held by the Libyan army at its headquarters in the city of Benghazi, a local security source and army sources told Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s long-serving former prime minister, has resigned as an adviser to state-run oil company Petronas, giving up a position he has held since he stepped down as leader in 2003, media reported on Monday.