A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has ...

Vang Vieng in Laos are popular with backpackers travelling through ... a very poor country with lax regulations and safety ...

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, is one of six people who died in the tragedy in the popular backpacking town of Vang ...

A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok ...

A second Australian woman who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, ...

Various countries have issued health alerts, including the US, warning of potential methanol poisoning via tainted drinks in ...

Alcohol laced with methanol is believed to be the cause of their deaths.The government of Laos expressed its sorrow on ...

The victims were an American, two Danes, two Australians, and a Brit. Australia's prime minister called the ordeal "every ...

Holly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition on life support following the poisoning in Laos more than a week ago.

“Drink spiking and methanol poisoning are far too common in many parts of the world ... hotel and bar in the town to stop ...

The deaths of five tourists after apparently drinking tainted drinks highlight the wider issue of bootleg alcohol.