Volcano Blog: Etna, Sicily

Lava spewed Saturday from the southeastern crater of Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, into an uninhabited area, the Palermo Geophysics and Vulcanology Institute said.

Etna last erupted in November of last year. It's one of the more benign volcanoes in the world; apparently has a combination of a good clear vent and lava with not too much gas content.