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

The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected ...

An American man was among at least six tourists who were killed in a mass alcohol poisoning case in a popular tourist town in ...

The U.S. State Department issued a warning to travelers to be “alert to the potential risk of methanol poisoning.” ...

The government of Laos, in Southeast Asia, is vowing to track the source of a suspected "mass alcohol poisoning" in a resort town popular with backpackers. At least six tourists are dead after ...

Unlike ethanol, the type of alcohol found in beverages, methanol is highly poisonous even in small quantities. Its ingestion ...

Five foreign tourists have died after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol at a backpacker hotspot in Laos, Western government officials and media said Thursday.

An American citizen has died at a popular adventure spot in Laos where alcohol tainted with methanol has been blamed ... it would not comment when asked whether they died of methanol poisoning. Duong ...

The deaths remain under police investigation, but reports suggest they may have consumed drinks tainted with methanol, a deadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol. Methanol poisoning has ...

Young tourists in Laos reveal poisoning fears as six die after consuming 'tainted' alcohol. Source: AP Xi was unusually frank in spelling out China's 4 'red lines' for the US, a clear warning for ...