Obama, Cameron weigh no-fly zone for Libya

Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi arrives to give television interviews at a hotel in Tripoli yesterday. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama  and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed a potential  no-fly zone for Libya yesterday, but both countries insisted  that any intervention must have broad international support.

As Obama faces growing calls at home to help Libyan rebels  seeking to end Muammar Gaddafi’s 41-year rule, he and Cameron  discussed a “full spectrum of possible responses” during their  telephone call, the White House said in a statement.

Forces loyal to Gaddafi attacked rebels with rockets, tanks  and planes in western and eastern Libya, intensifying efforts  to crush the revolt