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.

World news related to Aruba – overview

• 1. by date ↓
• 2. by title ↑

• November 21st 2019 – July 23rd 2019
• July 17th 2019 – April 2nd 2019
• March 26th 2019 – November 30th 2018
• November 29th 2018 – August 22nd 2018
• August 22nd 2018 – May 7th 2018
• May 6th 2018 – September 4th 2017
• September 1st 2017 – June 29th 2017
• June 29th 2017 – March 21st 2017
• March 20th 2017 – January 22nd 2017
• January 19th 2017 – November 23rd 2016
• November 21st 2016 – September 21st 2016
• September 21st 2016 – July 24th 2016
• July 22nd 2016 – May 2nd 2016
• May 2nd 2016 – February 26th 2016
• February 25th 2016 – December 10th 2015
• December 9th 2015 – October 6th 2015
• October 5th 2015 – August 12th 2015
• August 12th 2015 – June 18th 2015
• June 17th 2015 – April 22nd 2015
• April 22nd 2015 – March 4th 2015
• March 3rd 2015 – January 27th 2015
• January 26th 2015 – January 2nd 2015
• January 2nd 2015 – November 19th 2014
• November 19th 2014 – September 22nd 2014
• September 20th 2014 – July 17th 2014
• July 17th 2014 – March 30th 2014
• March 29th 2014 – January 25th 2014
• January 25th 2014 – December 12th 2013
• December 11th 2013 – October 15th 2013
• October 13th 2013 – August 5th 2013
• August 5th 2013 – April 26th 2013
• April 24th 2013 – February 14th 2013
• February 14th 2013 – January 17th 2013
• January 16th 2013 – November 6th 2012
• November 5th 2012 – July 31st 2012
• July 26th 2012 – April 19th 2012
• April 19th 2012 – January 27th 2012
• January 27th 2012 – January 8th 2012
• January 6th 2012 – October 29th 2011
• October 29th 2011 – August 6th 2011
• August 5th 2011 – May 15th 2011
• May 14th 2011 – February 17th 2011
• February 16th 2011 – January 17th 2011
• January 17th 2011 – November 10th 2010
• November 8th 2010 – July 19th 2010
• July 18th 2010 – March 8th 2010
• March 8th 2010 – January 16th 2010
• January 15th 2010 – August 4th 2009
• August 3rd 2009 – April 6th 2009
• April 3rd 2009 – January 26th 2009
• January 26th 2009 – November 12th 2008
• November 11th 2008 – June 26th 2008
• June 26th 2008 – January 22nd 2008
• January 21st 2008 – October 14th 2007
• October 11th 2007 – May 11th 2007
• May 8th 2007 – January 22nd 2007
• January 22nd 2007 – October 5th 2006
• October 3rd 2006 – May 13th 2006
• May 10th 2006 – January 20th 2006
• January 20th 2006 – November 15th 2005

Aruba: news

'Stolen car' proves to be runaway

Friday, January 6th 2012, 12:54

A car reported as stolen from an Australian car park has been reunited with its owner, after apparently parking itself in the closed garage of a nearby home.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Ransom sought for Australian man

Thursday, January 5th 2012, 3:32
related countries: Philippines

Kidnappers holding an Australian man in the southern Philippines demand $2m (£1.3m) in ransom for his release, in a video message sent to his wife.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Australian man survives shark attack

Wednesday, January 4th 2012, 11:53

An Australian surfer has survived an attack by a shark in the city of Gosford, north of Sydney.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Serena suffers Aussie Open scare

Wednesday, January 4th 2012, 9:46

Serena Williams suffers an injury scare ahead of the Australian Open as an ankle injury forces her to withdraw from the Brisbane International.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia warning over rare virus

Monday, January 2nd 2012, 6:08

Australian officials warn of a possible outbreak of Murray Valley encephalitis, a potentially deadly disease, after it is found in chickens in New South Wales.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Nadal plans to take February off

Thursday, December 29th 2011, 15:39

World number two Rafael Nadal plans to take several weeks off after the Australian Open to recover from a nagging shoulder injury.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australian croc in mower battle

Wednesday, December 28th 2011, 5:06

Elvis the Australian crocodile steals, drowns and guards a noisy lawnmower - forcing park keepers to make a daring rescue.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Art on an Australian Outback train

Monday, December 26th 2011, 10:30
related countries: Australia
related places: Perth, Sydney

Greg Fisher is a train manager on a line which crosses Australia from Sydney to Perth
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Injured Sharapova out of Brisbane

Saturday, December 24th 2011, 7:57

Maria Sharapova is confident of being fit for January's Australian Open despite pulling out of the Brisbane International with an ankle injury.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Jail over Indian student killing

Thursday, December 22nd 2011, 1:58
related countries: India

An Australian teenager who stabbed an Indian student to death in an attack that sparked a diplomatic row with India is jailed for 13 years.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia jails suicide plotters

Friday, December 16th 2011, 5:08

Three Australian Muslims are jailed for 18 years each for plotting an "evil but amateurish" suicide attack on a Sydney army base.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Spanking naval commander jailed

Wednesday, December 14th 2011, 6:14

A court martial jails an Australian naval commander for 18 months for sexually abusing a female subordinate by spanking her.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Health boss 'took $11m in a week'

Monday, December 12th 2011, 8:35

A senior Australian health official is arrested after allegedly embezzling $11m in just one week, prompting the government to abolish his department.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Kiwis edge Australia in thriller

Monday, December 12th 2011, 6:40
related countries: Australia, New Zealand
related places: Hobart

New Zealand beat Australia by seven runs in Hobart, to record their first victory over them on Australian soil since 1985 and draw the Test series 1-1.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Australian police offer 'biggest bounty'

Saturday, December 10th 2011, 6:05

Australian police are offering a substantial reward to help catch one of the country's most wanted men.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Bounty offered for fugitive capture

Thursday, December 8th 2011, 19:26

Australian police have stepped up their hunt for a fugitive, Malcolm Naden, who has been on the run since 2005 after allegedly killing a woman.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Big search for Australia fugitive

Thursday, December 8th 2011, 14:40
related countries: Australia

Australian police step up their search for a fugitive, Malcolm Naden, who has been on the run for seven years after allegedly killing a woman.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australian faces 500 Saudi lashes

Wednesday, December 7th 2011, 7:01
related countries: Australia, Saudi Arabia
related places: Canberra

Saudi Arabian judges sentence an Australian man to 500 lashes and a year in prison after convicting him of blasphemy, Canberra officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

China jails Australian executive

Tuesday, December 6th 2011, 11:58
related countries: China
related places: Guangzhou

An Australian Chinese businessman is jailed for 13 years for bribery and embezzlement in China's southern city of Guangzhou.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

SABMiller clear to buy Foster's

Friday, December 2nd 2011, 7:15

An Australian state court approves the sale of Foster's to SABMiller, meaning the deal worth $9.9bn Australian dollars can now go ahead.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Tobacco firm in Australia dispute

Thursday, December 1st 2011, 13:37
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom, United States
related places: Tobacco

Tobacco firm British American Tobacco begins a legal challenge to stop the Australian government from making plain packaging mandatory for cigarettes.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Glowing surfers brave waves at night

Thursday, December 1st 2011, 12:56

Sydney's Bondi Beach saw a glowing start of the Australian summer with glowing surfers braving the waves at night.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Foster's approves SABMiller sale

Thursday, December 1st 2011, 7:37

Shareholders in brewer Foster's give the go ahead to a takeover by SABMiller worth $9.9bn Australian dollars.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia ends Samsung Galaxy ban

Wednesday, November 30th 2011, 3:57

Samsung wins a major battle in its tussle with Apple after an Australian court overturns a ban on the sale of its Galaxy tab.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Probe into iPhone 'fire' on plane

Tuesday, November 29th 2011, 5:20

Australian air-safety officials are investigating an iPhone which apparently caught fire during a flight, emitting dense smoke.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Australian town cut off by floods

Monday, November 28th 2011, 10:10
related countries: Australia
related places: Wee Waa

Nearly two thousand people in the small town of Wee Waa, in south-eastern Australia have been cut off by flooding.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Aruba 'death' accused to be freed

Friday, November 25th 2011, 19:04
related countries: United States
related places: August

A judge on the Caribbean island of Aruba orders the release of a man held since August over the vanishing and presumed death of a US woman.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia plans Coral Sea reserve

Friday, November 25th 2011, 11:59

The Australian government announces plans to establish the world's largest marine reserve in the Coral Sea, home to sharks, reefs and shipwrecks.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Bali jails Australian drugs boy

Friday, November 25th 2011, 4:15
related countries: Indonesia
related places: Bali

Indonesia jails an Australian teenager for two months for cannabis possession in Bali, after a trial that caused huge controversy in his home nation.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia approves Foster's sale

Friday, November 25th 2011, 3:33

The Australian government backs brewer SABMiller's 9.9bn Australian dollars ($10.2bn; £6.5bn) takeover of Foster's.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Wrong twin aborted in Australia

Thursday, November 24th 2011, 10:59
related countries: Australia

An investigation is under way at an Australian hospital after staff treating a woman carrying twin boys accidentally terminated the wrong foetus.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Qantas Twitter contest backfires

Wednesday, November 23rd 2011, 12:41

A Twitter competition draws thousands of angry responses after Australian airline Qantas launches it in the middle of a major labour dispute.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Oz X Factor winner on Scunthorpe gig

Wednesday, November 23rd 2011, 11:36

A teenager from Scunthorpe, who won the Australian version of The X Factor, says he wants to return to the town to perform.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia's mining tax wins vote

Wednesday, November 23rd 2011, 2:38

The Australian government's plan to impose a 30% tax on big mining companies has cleared a major hurdle, passing through parliament's lower house.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Shampoo mistaken for ecstasy drug

Monday, November 21st 2011, 15:23

An Australian man is paid thousands of dollars in compensation after being wrongly accused of smuggling ecstasy in shampoo bottles.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

No deal between Qantas and unions

Monday, November 21st 2011, 6:36

Australian airline Qantas fails to reach a deal with pilots and ground staff, meaning their dispute will now go to forced arbitration.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Nurse charged over Sydney blaze

Saturday, November 19th 2011, 7:57

A male nurse is charged with murder following a fire at a Sydney nursing home that killed five elderly residents, Australian officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Nurse charged after fatal Sydney fire

Saturday, November 19th 2011, 6:25

A nurse has been charged with murder following Friday's fire at a Sydney nursing home that killed five elderly residents, Australian police have confirmed.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: 'Horrific situation' at Sydney fire

Friday, November 18th 2011, 10:26

Three elderly people have died in a nursing home fire in Sydney, Australian officials have confirmed.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia rejects China concerns

Friday, November 18th 2011, 4:15
related countries: China, United States

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd dismisses concerns that deepening military ties with the US could anger China.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Fatal nursing home fire in Sydney

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 23:43

Three people died and 50 were injured when a fire ripped through a nursing home in Sydney, Australian officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Obama: US is Pacific power here to stay

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 1:31
related countries: United States
related places: America, Pacific, Asia

Addressing the Australian House of Representatives, President Barack Obama has said he wants to strengthen America's military presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Cameron's Aussie accent attacked

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 10:25

David Cameron's attempt to impersonate Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been described as "so bad it could cause a diplomatic row".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia jail hostage drama ends

Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 5:12
related countries: Australia
related places: Hobart

Two staff members at a prison in the Australian city of Hobart are freed unharmed, hours after inmates took them hostage.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia PM urges uranium U-turn

Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 4:01
related countries: India

Australian leader Julia Gillard is urging her governing Labor Party to overturn a ban on selling uranium to India.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Australian police in huge drugs bust

Monday, November 14th 2011, 14:19
related countries: United States

The Australian authorities have seized cocaine worth an estimated A$78m (£50m; US$80m).
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Woods' woes return in Australia

Saturday, November 12th 2011, 8:15
related countries: Australia

Tiger Woods suffers a disappointing third round at the Australian Open, shooting a three-over round of 75 to trail Australian leader John Senden by six shots.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

2018 Commonwealths in Gold Coast

Friday, November 11th 2011, 23:17
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Hambantota

The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be held in Gold Coast after the Australian city beat off the challenge of Sri Lankan town Hambantota.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sportsday Live - Friday 11 November

Friday, November 11th 2011, 10:19

Sportsday Live featuring reaction to London's successful bid to host 2017 World Athletics Championships, plus all the build-up to a busy weekend of international football.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australian cigarette law passed

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 10:16

Laws banning brand labels on cigarette packaging are passed by the Australian Senate, their last key hurdle before coming into effect.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Ned Kelly's family to hold burial

Wednesday, November 9th 2011, 3:45

Australian officials are to return the remains of outlaw Ned Kelly to his descendants for burial, 130 years after he was hanged for murder.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Legend Warne returns for Big Bash

Tuesday, November 8th 2011, 10:52

Australian legend Shane Warne says he is in great shape after confirming his return to cricket in the Twenty20 Big Bash League.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Burns v Katsidis as it happened

Saturday, November 5th 2011, 21:29
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Lanarkshire fighter Ricky Burns defeats Australian Michael Katsidis at London's Wembley Arena on points to win the WBO interim lightweight world title.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Qantas lock-out 'was last resort'

Friday, November 4th 2011, 4:53

Qantas boss Alan Joyce tells parliament his decision to lock out the airline's staff and ground the Australian carrier's fleet was "absolutely the last resort".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Labor denies plot against Gillard

Thursday, November 3rd 2011, 5:38

Senior officials deny media reports that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is about to be overthrown by members of her own Labor Party.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Gillard fury over Qantas action

Tuesday, November 1st 2011, 3:59

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard labels national airline Qantas as "extreme and irresponsible" for shutting down its operations on the weekend.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Qantas flights 'to stay grounded'

Sunday, October 30th 2011, 11:32

Airline Qantas keeps all flights grounded until at least midday on Monday, as passengers await a ruling from Australia's work tribunal on the action.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Advice for stranded Qantas passengers

Sunday, October 30th 2011, 9:40

Australian airline Qantas has said more than 68,000 passengers around the world have been affected by its decision to ground all its planes on Saturday.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Labour row grounds Qantas flights

Saturday, October 29th 2011, 14:40

Australian airline Qantas grounds all flights with immediate effect over an industrial dispute, stranding thousands of passengers worldwide.
Read the full article » | View on the map »