Mount Etna in Sicily erupting - Europe's tallest active volcano

Mount Etna volcano on the island of Sicily, southern Italy, started erupting again at the weekend, sending flames and sparks shooting 250 metres into the air, and flows of lava down its slopes.

Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and in the last few decades eruptions have been very frequent and lava flows have often threatened the villages surrounding the crater.

A terrific panoramic shot taken by Astronauts in the ISS, orbiting the Earth.

Lava closes in on the deserted Sapienza tourist centre, at an altitude of nearly 2,000 metres (6,600 feet)

Vulcanologist Charles Riviere moves dangerously close to take a sample of the flowing lava.