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Education Minister Jason Clare has appealed to Laos authorities to accept an offer to help investigate the deaths of two ...

The Laos government has not yet taken up offers from the Australian Federal Police to assist in the investigation of six tourists deaths — including two Australian teenagers — from methanol poisoning ...

Education Minister Jason Clare says it's "disappointing" that Laos hasn't accepted the help of Australian investigators. Follow live.

Laos’s hesitancy to take up Australia’s offer to help investigate the deaths of teens Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones is ...

Donald Trump has doubled down on his plan for the Gaza strip, saying the Palestinian enclave would be turned over to the US by Israel once the war ends.

A British woman who died after collapsing at a hostel in Sri Lanka may have been poisoned by noxious pesticides, police say.

A major update from Laos following the deaths of six tourists who are thought to have consumed methanol-laced drinks could ...

The families of Australian teens Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have broken their silence after it was revealed Laos authorities investigating their daughters’ deaths are yet to accept Australia’s help ...

Laos authorities have rejected the Australian government's offer to assist in the investigation into the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning. A tip-off has led police to the ...

A man has been shot in the head on the Gold Coast. Laos authorities have rejected the Australian government's offer to assist in the investigation into the deaths of six tourists from suspected ...