Rescuers were searching Wednesday for villagers left missing when part of a dam broke in Laos, flooding the surrounding countryside and killing at least 19 people. Continue reading →

A hydroelectric dam in Laos has collapsed, releasing a torrent of water that swept away homes, killed several people and left hundreds more unaccounted for. Continue reading →

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called for the withdrawal of U.S. special forces troops from a group of islands in the southern Philippines, saying their presence could complicate offensives against Islamist militants notorious for beheading Westerners. Continue reading →

The brief meeting Wednesday night took a little sting out of the soured relations caused by Duterte’s intemperate language in referring to Obama earlier this week. Continue reading →

President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged help to clear away the 80 million unexploded bombs the U.S. dropped on Laos a generation ago — more than 10 for every one of the country’s 7 million people. Continue reading →

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged the full implementation of sanctions against North Korea, a day after it fired ballistic missiles into the sea. Continue reading →

Almost half a century later, scars from the U.S. Air Force’s bombings are still visible in Laos’ Xieng Khouang Province, the area in the impoverished country most heavily bombed during the Vietnam War. Continue reading →

16×9 looked at the steps to take if a family member dies overseas and what role consular officials can play in the event of a death abroad. Continue reading →

Nara Pech and his two friends were travelling through Southeast Asia in January when he was found dead at Wattay International Airport in Laos. Continue reading →

More than 2,000 fishermen have been rescued this year from brutal conditions at sea, liberated as a result of an Associated Press investigation into seafood brought to the U.S. from a slave island. Continue reading →