South Korea said Wednesday it has officially recognized Libya\'s rebel-led council as the North African nation\'s legitimate government, joining much of the world in giving credibility to the rebel leadership. International efforts to support the rebel Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) are intensifying as the 42-year-old regime of Moammar Gadhafi is on the verge of collapse with rebel forces storming Gadhafi\'s compound in Tripoli.