News: Aruba

We have started to collect the most important news related to Aruba in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Aruba: news

VIDEO: Boys allege racism in Apple store row

Thursday, November 12th 2015, 0:54
related countries: Australia

Phone footage showing an Australian Apple Store employee asking six students to leave because they "might steal something" has sparked an outcry in Australia.
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VIDEO: Charles marks Remembrance in Australia

Wednesday, November 11th 2015, 7:24
related countries: Australia
related places: Canberra, Cornwall

Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, attend a Remembrance Day Service at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
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VIDEO: Extra security at Christmas Island centre

Tuesday, November 10th 2015, 15:24
related countries: Christmas Island

Calm has been restored at the Christmas Island detention centre after the Australian government flew extra police and security officers there to deal with a stand-off with inmates.
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Tear gas ends migrant centre stand-off

Tuesday, November 10th 2015, 7:32
related countries: Christmas Island

Australia's immigration minister says police used tear gas to end a major disturbance at a migrant detention centre on Christmas Island.
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Unrest hits Australia migrant centre

Monday, November 9th 2015, 10:53
related countries: Christmas Island

Australia's Christmas Island migrant detention centre was facing a "disturbance", with staff withdrawn and inmates lighting fires, but is now calm, officials say.
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Airlines remain wary over ash cloud

Friday, November 6th 2015, 0:14

Australian airline passengers face another day stranded in Bali because of a volcanic ash cloud, despite Denpasar airport being reopened.
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Burgess exits Bath for league return

Thursday, November 5th 2015, 16:26
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Bath

Bath and England's cross-code convert Sam Burgess leaves rugby union to rejoin Australian league side South Sydney Rabbitohs.
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Australia jockey dies in Singapore fall

Wednesday, November 4th 2015, 16:52
related countries: Singapore

Australian racing mourns young jockey Tim Bell who fell to his death in an apparent accident at his high-rise apartment in Singapore.
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Australia's 'ant man' describes ordeal

Tuesday, November 3rd 2015, 0:40

A 62-year-old Australian man, who survived without water by eating ants while lost in the Outback for six days, says he was lucky not tough.
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Australia drops knight and dame titles

Monday, November 2nd 2015, 12:08
related countries: Australia

Australia will no longer appoint knights and dames under its honours system, PM Malcolm Turnbull announces, saying the titles are "not appropriate".
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Taxis 'refused to take Aboriginal star'

Friday, October 30th 2015, 14:50

Prominent Aboriginal Australian actor "Uncle" Jack Charles says he has been refused a ride on racial grounds by two taxis in three days.
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Whale boat survivors 'tried to save man'

Thursday, October 29th 2015, 23:51
related countries: Canada

Survivors from a whale boat that capsized in Canada tried to cling onto an Australian man still listed as missing before he disappeared underwater.
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Catholics condemn Abbott over migrants

Thursday, October 29th 2015, 1:02

Two Australian Catholic priests attack a speech by Tony Abbott, in which the former PM urged European nations to emulate his tough stance on migrants.
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Australian officials 'paid smugglers'

Wednesday, October 28th 2015, 13:00

A new Amnesty International report says it has evidence Australian officials paid people smugglers and threatened asylum seekers.
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Father and son fugitives caught in NSW

Wednesday, October 28th 2015, 5:27

Australian father-and-son fugitives Gino and Mark Stocco are caught in New South Wales after eight years on the run and an extensive manhunt.
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Fraudsters hunted over Australia murder

Wednesday, October 28th 2015, 0:12
related countries: Australia

Australian police say they are on the trail of fraud suspects linked to the murder of a young mother and her daughter.
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Return of Uluru marked 30 years on

Monday, October 26th 2015, 5:37

The traditional indigenous owners of Uluru mark 30 years since the iconic hill was handed back by the Australian government.
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PNG 'to resettle Manus Island refugees'

Friday, October 23rd 2015, 0:27
related countries: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is to begin resettling refugees from the Manus Island detention centre, Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says.
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Dutch university wins solar car race

Thursday, October 22nd 2015, 4:16
related countries: Netherlands

A team from Delft University in the Netherlands has won a 3,000km (1,800 mile) solar car race in the Australian outback.
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Australia senators query Putin emoji

Thursday, October 22nd 2015, 3:36
related countries: Russia

Australian senators grill foreign ministry officials over their boss Julie Bishop's use of a red-faced emoji to describe Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Australia links mother-daughter remains

Wednesday, October 21st 2015, 7:12

The remains of two females - whose remains were found years apart - are identified as a mother and her daughter during murder investigations, Australian police say.
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Melbourne visa check details emerge

Wednesday, October 21st 2015, 2:02

Australian police planned to conduct random checks at Melbourne taxi ranks as part of a scrapped operation to target visa fraud, local media report.
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Row over tourist's Hindu tattoo

Tuesday, October 20th 2015, 15:23
related countries: India
related places: Bangalore

An Australian man who said locals from the Indian city of Bangalore harassed him over his tattoo of a Hindu goddess has now left the city, police say.
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Rugby star charged with assaulting wife

Tuesday, October 20th 2015, 6:57

Retired Australian Rugby League (NRL) star Hazem El-Masri, a former anti-domestic violence ambassador, is charged with assaulting his wife.
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Ex-Australia PM to pay for damaged table

Monday, October 19th 2015, 13:00

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he will pay for a table smashed during a farewell party after his ousting from the leadership.
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Anger over Fanning shark attack advert

Monday, October 19th 2015, 9:16
related countries: South Africa

The mother of champion Australian surfer Mick Fanning says a South African KFC advert which makes light of his attack by a shark is "disrespectful".
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VIDEO: Solar-powered car race in Australia

Sunday, October 18th 2015, 10:18
related countries: Australia

Competitors from around the world set out on a gruelling race in solar-powered across the Australian outback.
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Marquez wins thrilling Australian GP

Sunday, October 18th 2015, 8:58

Marc Marquez snatches the lead from Jorge Lorenzo on the final lap to win an exciting Australian Grand Prix.
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Venezuela politician Rosales arrested

Friday, October 16th 2015, 5:47
related countries: Netherlands, Venezuela

Opposition Venezuelan politician Manuel Rosales, who fled the country in 2009, is arrested after returning from the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba.
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Shooting accused remanded in custody

Friday, October 16th 2015, 4:38

Two men accused of helping a teenager shoot dead an Australian police worker have been remanded in custody by a Sydney court.
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Australia approves controversial mine

Thursday, October 15th 2015, 6:48
related countries: India

The Australian government gives its approval for one of the world's biggest coal mines to be built by Indian company Adani in Queensland.
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Australia PM holds anti-terror summit

Wednesday, October 14th 2015, 23:35

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull is meeting security chiefs following the recent killing of a police worker in what officials say was a terror attack.
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VIDEO: Australia feral cat cull sparks anger

Wednesday, October 14th 2015, 21:13

Celebrities have condemned plans by the Australian government to cull two million feral cats.
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Australian firm to buy Diageo wines

Wednesday, October 14th 2015, 7:54
related countries: Australia

One of the world's biggest publicly-listed winemakers, Australia's Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), has agreed to buy the majority of Diageo's wine businesses.
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Man lost in Outback survives on ants

Tuesday, October 13th 2015, 14:03

Australian police say a 62-year-old camel-hunter survived six days lost in the Outback without water and by eating ants.
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Australia data law comes into effect

Tuesday, October 13th 2015, 10:52

Large amounts of phone, internet and location data must now be kept for two years by Australian telecommunications companies, as a new law comes into effect.
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Australia convicts man over Syria plans

Tuesday, October 13th 2015, 3:43
related countries: Syria

An Australian court finds a Melbourne resident guilty of planning to travel to Syria to fight against the government.
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Australia PM defends private emails

Friday, October 9th 2015, 2:05

The office of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defends his use of a private email server for government business.
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Refugees 'safe' in Nauru - Australia

Tuesday, October 6th 2015, 0:01
related countries: Nauru

Australia insists Nauru is "safe" for refugees, playing down fears that they could face attack once allowed to leave an Australian-owned detention centre on the island.
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Doll captivates Australian rugby fans

Monday, October 5th 2015, 9:33
related countries: Australia

North Queensland swept to victory in Australia's National Rugby League final, but it was one girl's dark-skinned doll which stole the limelight.
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Why Australian indigenous representation matters to kids

Monday, October 5th 2015, 8:06

Why indigenous representation matters to kids
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Australia fugitive found in cupboard

Sunday, October 4th 2015, 22:16

An Australian prisoner who escaped from a New South Wales jail is found hiding in a kitchen cupboard after several weeks on the run.
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What is behind a spike in Australian shark attacks?

Sunday, October 4th 2015, 21:22
related countries: Australia

The mystery spike in attacks in Australia
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Australia murder 'linked to terrorism'

Saturday, October 3rd 2015, 3:46

Australian police say they believe a 15-year-old boy who shot dead a civilian police employee in Sydney had links to terrorism.
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Two 'shot dead' near Sydney police HQ

Friday, October 2nd 2015, 12:54

Two people have been killed in a shooting outside New South Wales state police headquarters in western Sydney, Australian police say.
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Prince Philip honour 'injudicious'

Thursday, October 1st 2015, 9:52

Former Australian PM Tony Abbott admits his decision to award Prince Philip a knighthood, a move that sparked public and political backlash, was "injudicious".
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Australia deportation laws upset NZ

Wednesday, September 30th 2015, 5:08
related countries: New Zealand

New Zealand PM John Key says Australian laws on deporting foreign criminals after jail terms are undermining their relationship.
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AFL admits 'epic Brownlow fail'

Tuesday, September 29th 2015, 4:15

The Australian Football League (AFL) suffers from an "epic fail" after it congratulated the wrong player for winning the prestigious Brownlow Medal.
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'I would have won election': Abbott

Tuesday, September 29th 2015, 1:13

Ousted Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he is confident he would have led his Liberal party to victory if not replaced by Malcolm Turnbull.
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Australia drops ice cream bikers case

Monday, September 28th 2015, 8:51

Charges against a group of alleged Australian biker-gang members, who were detained after buying ice cream, are dropped.
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VIDEO: Journalist hears about Al Jazeera pardons on quiz show

Thursday, September 24th 2015, 2:31
related countries: Egypt

Australian Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste is taking part in a comedy quiz show for Australian television when he is given news that two of his colleagues in Egypt, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, have been pardoned.
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A$100m fund to fight family violence

Thursday, September 24th 2015, 1:55

In a major initiative, Malcolm Turnbull announces a family violence prevention package and says lack of respect for women is 'un-Australian'.
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NRL duo in hospital after overdose

Tuesday, September 22nd 2015, 10:34

Two Australian rugby league players are stable in hospital after taking an overdose of painkilling medication.
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Man bloodied after catfish 'assault'

Monday, September 21st 2015, 23:04

An Australian man has been left bloodied and embarrassed after being hit in the face by a catfish.
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Australia PM defends new cabinet

Monday, September 21st 2015, 1:26
related countries: Australia
related places: Canberra

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defends his cabinet choices the day they are sworn in at Government House in Canberra.
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VIDEO: Police find guns in giant teddy bear

Saturday, September 19th 2015, 13:41

Australian police find guns and ammunition hidden inside a giant stuffed teddy bear during a raid on a Sydney apartment.
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Seal spotted surfing humpback whale

Thursday, September 17th 2015, 13:18

An Australian photographer captures a rare moment of animal communion with a shot of a seal surfing a humpback whale off the New South Wales coast.
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Detainee dies in Australian hospital

Wednesday, September 16th 2015, 23:10
related countries: Afghanistan

An Afghan asylum seeker has died in hospital after setting himself on fire at a detention centre in Western Australia.
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VIDEO: Tightrope walker crosses Melbourne skyline

Wednesday, September 16th 2015, 14:39

Australian tightrope walker Kane Petersen has successfully crossed between two peaks of the Eureka Tower, almost 300 metres (984 feet) above Melbourne's skyline.
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Australia launches Syria air strikes

Tuesday, September 15th 2015, 23:12
related countries: Syria

The Australian government has confirmed it has launched its first air strikes against IS targets inside Syria.
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VIDEO: Who is Australia's new prime minister?

Tuesday, September 15th 2015, 11:53

After more than a year of poor ratings, Tony Abbot has been unseated as Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, who becomes the fourth PM since 2013.
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