After repeated volcanic eruptions near a fishing town in Iceland, two architects are pushing a novel, futuristic way to harness vast lava fields - by turning molten rock into a construction material.

Armed men have kidnapped a number of people from a mosque in Nigeria's north-central Niger state, residents and police have said, in the latest mass abduction in a region plagued by violent gangs.

The mother of a 23-year-old British woman who was shot and killed by her father in Texas is pushing for the investigation into her daughter's death to be reopened.

Prisoners jailed for violent and sexual offences may be confined to zones of a few miles when they are released.

A 17-year-old girl was killed when a teenager armed with a sword attacked students at a school in Sweden, reports say.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of a 22-year-old soldier whose disappearance on a night out triggered a major search.