A number of people reportedly detained in connection with the mass poisoning, but no charges have been filed yet ...

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

Laos police have taken the owners of Nana Backpackers Hostel in for questioning after Melbourne teens Bianca Jones and Holly ...

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, ...

Details have been murky over the number of tourists affected and the possible source of the methanol-laced drinks.

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

The Laos government said Saturday it was "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, with the toll from a suspected methanol poisoning incident now at six.

Vang Vieng - a tiny town on the Nam Song river surrounded by limestone mountains and paddy fields - is known for its scenery. It is also known as a party town - a reputation Laos officials have been ...

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.

Bars and hotels across Laos have been asked to stop vending alcohol while police investigate the string of deaths. AP The ...