Libya reacts to rebels funding by world powers

Libya still, according to the international law, is one sovereign state and any use of the frozen assets, its like piracy on the high seas, Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim said.Meanwhile, rebels were bracing for a ground assault by Qaddafi forces on the besieged western city of Misrata as NATO warplanes struck regime targets further to the west.Libyan tribal leaders eyeing a new era of peace and forgiveness, called for a general amnesty law for fighters on both sides of the conflict.The fund, agreed at a meeting of the International Contact Group on Libya, is intended to provide an emergency lifeline to the rebels, whose provisional administration has no source of financing to replace receipts from oil exports, which have come to a virtual halt.It will initially receive international donations. Blocked assets - estimated to be worth $60 billion in Europe and the United States - are to be used at a later date.