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

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

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.” ...

An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng, Laos, Australia’s prime minister said Thursday, ...

An American citizen has died at a popular adventure spot in Laos where alcohol tainted with methanol has been blamed for a ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Josephine Hessert, DO Alcohol poisoning is a life-threatening condition that happens when toxic ...

American and Australian tourists die in Laos alcohol poisoning incident, raising death toll to 4.

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.

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 ...