A spokesman for Libya's new leadership has urged Niger to reconsider what he called its hostile and unjustified decision to grant asylum to Saadi Gaddafi, a son of the former Libyan leader. The vice-chairman of Libya's National Transitional Council, Abdel Hafiz Ghoga, said the move would affect relations between the two countries, and he urged Niger not to become an asylum for criminals.

The British government says surface-to-air missiles could be deployed to protect London Olympics next year if deemed necessary. Estimates suggest some 12,000 police could be needed to help provide security alongside at least 10,000 personnel from the private sector. With more details, here's our sports editor David Bond.

While this would be the first time London has put ground-to-air missiles on standby, it's not unusual for hosts to use such tactics. The Chinese used surface-to-air missiles to protect venues in Beijing in 2008 while officials ordered a 45-mile no-fly zone above Athens in 2004. London knows the risks posed by terrorists only too well. The 7/7 bombings happened a day after the city was chosen to host the 2012 Games.

A judge in Chile has dismissed a criminal case against a prominent Roman Catholic priest accused of molesting children. The judge said the case related to alleged events too long ago for the case against Fernando Karadima to go ahead. She did, however, say that the allegations of abuse brought by four parishioners were, in her own words, "truthful and reliable".