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Guru's Weekly Buzz: Jan 30-Feb 5
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 30/01/2026
» Guru By Bangkok Post's weekly pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Swiss identify 24 victims of New Year fire at ski resort
AFP, Published on 04/01/2026
» GENEVA - Authorities investigating a New Year's blaze at a bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana have identified 24 of the 40 people killed, including 11 minors and six foreign nationals, police said Sunday, as its owners were probed for negligent manslaughter.
Numerous teenagers among the dead identified in Swiss bar blaze, police say
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2026
» ZURICH: Teenagers as young as 14 and 15 years old were among those who died in the bar fire on New Year's Eve that killed 40 people in Switzerland, police said on Sunday, as the Pope passed on his sympathies to the victims and their families.
100 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released: UN source, presidency
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» MINNA (NIGERIA) - Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school last month, a UN source and local media said Sunday, though the fate of the 165 students and staff thought to remain in captivity remains unclear.
Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian school kidnapping
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» LAGOS - Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said Saturday, as security fears mounted in Africa’s most populous nation.
Nuns, ex-Satanic priest among 7 new saints created by Pope Leo
AFP, Published on 19/10/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Bells rang out Sunday over St Peter's Square as Pope Leo XIV created seven new saints, including the first from Papua New Guinea, an archbishop killed in the Armenian genocide and a Venezuelan "doctor of the poor".
Dragonfly Summit 2025 spotlights leadership and wellness in Bangkok
Published on 29/09/2025
» The Dragonfly Summit 2025, billed as Asia’s largest leadership and holistic wellness gathering, drew more than 3,000 participants to Paragon Hall in Bangkok over the weekend.
Foreign minister discusses Thai-Cambodian border row with world leaders
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/09/2025
» Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has arrived in New York to attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly and engage with world leaders to address the escalating tension along the Thai-Cambodian border.
Hometown funeral for Italian fashion legend Giorgio Armani
AFP, Published on 08/09/2025
» RIVALTA TREBBIA (ITALY) - The private funeral of fashion legend Giorgio Armani was set to take place Monday in a picturesque village near Piacenza, in the northern Italian region where the designer grew up.
Historic Swedish church on the move in logistical feat
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» KIRUNA — With great fanfare, a historic red wooden church considered one of Sweden's most beautiful buildings began its slow move from its home in the Arctic town of Kiruna on Tuesday to allow the expansion of Europe's biggest underground mine.