On Friday, the U.S. State Department said it was aware of "a number of cases of suspected methanol poisoning" in Vang Vieng, a popular tourist destination in Laos, specifically for backpackers.

Bethany Clarke’s dream backpacking trip turned into a nightmare when seemingly harmless free shots proved to be poison.

The U.S. Embassy in Laos said on Friday that it was aware of “a number of cases of suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, possibly through the consumption of methanol-laced alcoholic drinks.” ...

An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a growing list of countries warned of the potentially fatal consequences of ...

The father of an Australian teenager who died from methanol poisoning while on a backpacking holiday has issued a plea to the Laos government to fully investigate his daughter’s death and ensure ...

Laos methanol poisonings latest: Parents of killed British tourist pay tribute to ‘beautiful daughter’ - Holly Bowles was taken to a Thai hospital after consuming ‘tainted’ alcohol shots ...

American among 5 tourists dead amid concerns over alcohol tainted with methanol in Laos Reports about the poisonings in Vang Vieng began to emerge last week, prompting several nations to issue ...

BANGKOK — Two Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. An American man and two Danes also died, though their exact ...

Laos; Laos methanol poisoning: Exactly what happens to the body when poisoned and how it can kill you Experts have explained how methanol poisoning affects your body and can lead to death after ...

An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a growing list of countries warned of the potentially fatal consequences of ...