The Lao government is "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists from drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol and pledged to prosecute those responsible.

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

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 ...

Simone White was enjoying a holiday with friends in Laos last week when she accepted a free shot from a bar. The 28-year-old ...

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