The bodies of Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have been returned home following their deaths in Thailand. They were accompanied by their families who arrived back in Australia just hours after police arrested eight men over the suspected methanol poisonings,

The father of Bianca Jones, a 19-year-old Australian who was one of six tourists killed in a methanol poisoning incident in Laos, has urged authorities to conduct a full investigation into the tragedy,

A third Australian has fallen ill after consuming methanol-laced alcohol in Laos. So far, six people have died and eight arrests have been made in what is suspected to be a mass methanol poisoning.

Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol, according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Tourists reported illnesses after consuming alcohol in the town of Vang Vieng,

The suspected mass poisoning of six tourists in Laos last week has sent shockwaves through the backpacker scene, and highlighted Southeast Asia's problem with tainted alcohol. A Briton, two Australians,

Bodies of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles brought home as Laos police arrest eight people over suspected methanol poisoning.