Vang Vieng - a tiny town on the Nam Song river surrounded by limestone mountains and paddy fields - is known for its scenery.

Donald Trump is expected to nominate Scott Bessent to lead the US Treasury Department, a post with wide oversight of tax ...

The stakes have never been higher in the Ukraine-Russia war. In the week that saw the conflict pass its 1000th day, Western ...

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, which represents senior doctors in the NHS, has warned the whole situation has become ...

Storm Bert is expected to bring high winds and potential flooding as it hits the UK on Saturday. Disruption is expected over ...

Follow live text updates and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary from third practice and qualifying at the Las Vegas Grand ...

People were evacuated from Gatwick Airport's South Terminal on Friday morning Two people were temporarily detained by police ...

More than 100 metres (328ft) beneath them is a lost world of ancient forests, plants and animals. All they can see is leafy ...

If these are indeed signs that China plans to take a more central role in the future, just as the US is stepping back, it ...

Prof Alastair Hay, an expert in environmental toxicology from the University of Leeds, explained: "Ethanol acts as a ...

A positive year for ParalympicsGB, in which they won 124 medals at Paris 2024, ended on a sour note. Should it and Team GB ...

Russia has a stock of powerful new missiles "ready to be used", President Vladimir Putin has said, a day after his country ...