US may fund rebels with frozen Libyan assets, says Clinton

The United States is trying to free up some of the more than $30bn (€20.5bn) it has frozen in Libyan assets so it can support the rebels, US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton told a conference today.

Twenty-two nations and international organisations were meeting in Rome to work out how to help the Libyan rebels, who say they need up to $3bn (2.05bn) in the coming months for military salaries, food, medicine and other basic supplies.