Two young British women went on a dream backpacking holiday. Only one came back alive - IN FOCUS: Bethany Clarke’s friend was ...

A string of deaths linked to tainted alcohol has sparked concern among health officials across the world. On Jan. 25, police confirmed that a couple staying at a villa in Vietnam were killed last ...

Indonesia has reported the highest number of methanol poisoning cases globally, prompting calls for stronger emergency ...

Over the last month, 19 people in Costa Rica were confirmed to have died from consuming alcohol contaminated with toxic levels of methanol, the Costa Rican Health Ministry said. Dating back to June, ...

At least 25 people have died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking 90p bottles of bootleg vodka. Elevated levels of methanol were found in the bodies of the deceased in Russia’s Leningrad ...

Methanol-- a substance often used to create fuel and antifreeze -- is now finding its way into rubbing alcohol, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Essaar Inc. is voluntarily ...

The Costa Rican Health Ministry says it has now confirmed at least 20 deaths from consumption of alcohol tainted with methanol. The ministry said on Wednesday that it searched a facility belonging to ...

Costa Rica has issued a national alert about tainted alcohol after 19 people were confirmed to have died over the past few weeks from methanol poisoning. The government says several alcohol brands ...

At least 41 people have died or been sickened from the suspected ingredient. Another person has died from apparent methanol poisoning stemming from tainted alcohol in Costa Rica, according to ...

A company is recalling its brand of rubbing alcohol after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration analysis found it is contaminated with methanol. Essaar Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of Soho ...