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 ↑

• January 2nd 2021 – September 9th 2020
• September 8th 2020 – March 19th 2020
• March 17th 2020 – December 2nd 2019
• December 1st 2019 – August 7th 2019
• August 7th 2019 – April 10th 2019
• April 10th 2019 – December 4th 2018
• December 3rd 2018 – August 24th 2018
• August 24th 2018 – May 7th 2018
• May 6th 2018 – August 31st 2017
• August 31st 2017 – June 23rd 2017
• June 22nd 2017 – March 9th 2017
• March 9th 2017 – January 13th 2017
• January 13th 2017 – November 11th 2016
• November 10th 2016 – September 13th 2016
• September 11th 2016 – July 5th 2016
• July 5th 2016 – April 17th 2016
• April 17th 2016 – January 30th 2016
• January 28th 2016 – November 17th 2015
• November 12th 2015 – September 15th 2015
• September 15th 2015 – July 26th 2015
• July 25th 2015 – May 14th 2015
• May 11th 2015 – March 27th 2015
• March 26th 2015 – February 3rd 2015
• February 2nd 2015 – January 19th 2015
• January 19th 2015 – December 8th 2014
• December 5th 2014 – October 20th 2014
• October 19th 2014 – August 11th 2014
• August 10th 2014 – April 28th 2014
• April 25th 2014 – February 12th 2014
• February 11th 2014 – January 9th 2014
• January 9th 2014 – October 20th 2013
• October 20th 2013 – August 21st 2013
• August 19th 2013 – June 4th 2013
• June 4th 2013 – February 17th 2013
• February 16th 2013 – January 18th 2013
• January 17th 2013 – November 9th 2012
• November 8th 2012 – July 31st 2012
• July 31st 2012 – April 19th 2012
• April 18th 2012 – January 26th 2012
• January 26th 2012 – January 2nd 2012
• December 29th 2011 – October 21st 2011
• October 19th 2011 – July 26th 2011
• July 25th 2011 – April 29th 2011
• April 29th 2011 – February 3rd 2011
• February 2nd 2011 – January 5th 2011
• January 5th 2011 – October 17th 2010
• October 17th 2010 – June 24th 2010
• June 22nd 2010 – February 3rd 2010
• February 3rd 2010 – November 12th 2009
• November 11th 2009 – June 10th 2009
• June 9th 2009 – February 21st 2009
• February 20th 2009 – January 17th 2009
• January 16th 2009 – August 23rd 2008
• August 23rd 2008 – March 15th 2008
• March 14th 2008 – November 26th 2007
• November 23rd 2007 – June 25th 2007
• June 21st 2007 – February 12th 2007
• February 12th 2007 – November 27th 2006
• November 24th 2006 – June 22nd 2006
• June 21st 2006 – January 29th 2006
• January 29th 2006 – November 30th 2005
• November 25th 2005 – November 15th 2005

Aruba: news

Australia signs refugee swap deal

Monday, July 25th 2011, 8:47
related countries: Australia, Malaysia

Australian and Malaysian officials sign a controversial agreement intended to stem the flow of asylum seekers to Australia by boat.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia celebrates Tour winner

Monday, July 25th 2011, 4:06
related countries: France

Australia celebrates its first-ever victory in the gruelling Tour de France, by 34-year-old Cadel Evans.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Forklift drops $1m shipment of Australian red

Friday, July 22nd 2011, 9:45
related countries: Australia

More than $1m of Mollydooker shiraz wine is destroyed as a forklift malfunctions in Australia.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia targets Hicks profits

Thursday, July 21st 2011, 8:25
related countries: Australia

Australia seeks to sue David Hicks, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who was convicted of terrorism, for the income from his memoir.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Police quell island asylum riot

Wednesday, July 20th 2011, 10:19
related countries: Christmas Island

Australian police use tear gas and "bean bag" bullets to quell rioting at the Christmas Island refugee holding centre.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Murdoch faces Australia questions

Wednesday, July 20th 2011, 4:43
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom

Australian leader Julia Gillard says Rupert Murdoch's media operation there will face "hard questions" in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal in Britain.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Ripple effect

Tuesday, July 19th 2011, 7:11
related countries: United Kingdom

UK scandal starts to grip Murdoch's Australian empire
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Pressure hits shares in News Corp

Monday, July 18th 2011, 17:20

Shares in News Corporation fall on Monday as the company comes under further pressure as the phone-hacking scandal develops.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Harper accuses India of bullying

Monday, July 18th 2011, 17:12
related countries: India

Recently retired Australian umpire Daryl Harper accuses India of bullying and complains about a 'lack of support' from the International Cricket Council.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

O'Sullivan out of Australia event

Saturday, July 16th 2011, 11:19
related countries: Australia

Ronnie O'Sullivan has withdrawn from the Australian Goldfields Open, the first ever ranking tournament to be held in the country, citing neck and back injuries suffered while travelling.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Qantas sees $122m carbon tax cost

Monday, July 11th 2011, 6:53

Qantas Airways says the new carbon tax is likely to increase the cost of its operations by as much as 115m Australian dollars ($122m).
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia to tax worst polluters

Sunday, July 10th 2011, 8:28

Australia unveils plans to slap a tax on carbon emissions for the country's worst polluters, in one of the biggest economic reforms in years.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australian call for Murdoch probe

Friday, July 8th 2011, 10:35
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom

The head of Australia's Green party calls for an investigation into Rupert Murdoch's media holdings there following the phone hacking scandal in the UK.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Tiger fights Australia grounding

Monday, July 4th 2011, 10:37
related countries: Australia

Tiger Airways will hold crisis talks with Australian regulators to try and counter safety claims and resume domestic operations.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australian sales in surprise drop

Monday, July 4th 2011, 5:45

Australian sales of retail goods such as clothes and shoes fall unexpectedly in May suffering the biggest drop in seven months.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Mystery of dead Australian turtles

Friday, July 1st 2011, 5:38

Australian officials are investigating why dozens of turtles - many of them dead - have been washed up on beaches near the city of Townsville.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Burma convicts Australian editor

Thursday, June 30th 2011, 10:57
related countries: Burma

The Australian owner of a newspaper in Burma is found guilty of assault and breaching immigration laws, but allowed to walk free.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Live - Nadal v Fish

Wednesday, June 29th 2011, 12:03

Defending champion Rafael Nadal takes on Mardy Fish for a place in the Wimbledon semi-finals after Novak Djokovic holds off Australian teenager Bernard Tomic.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Philip Morris threatens to sue Australia

Monday, June 27th 2011, 4:21

Philip Morris threatens to sue the Australian government over its plan to introduce plain, brandless packing for cigarettes.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Migrant reality

Thursday, June 23rd 2011, 23:43

Australia airs fly-on-the-wall show about immigrants
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia in mass broadband move

Thursday, June 23rd 2011, 3:04

The Australian government reaches agreement with two telecommunications companies to bring high-speed internet to most of the nation.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Qantas settles with Rolls-Royce

Wednesday, June 22nd 2011, 4:25

Engine-maker Rolls-Royce agrees to pay Qantas 95m Australian dollars ($100m) after one of its engines on a Qantas plane expoded last year.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Ash-hit Australian flights resume

Wednesday, June 22nd 2011, 0:52
related countries: Australia, Chile

Flights are gradually resuming from airports across Australia after two days of cancellations caused by an ash cloud from a Chilean volcano.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia PM pursues asylum deal

Friday, June 17th 2011, 3:59
related countries: Malaysia

Australian PM Julia Gillard says she will pursue the deal with Malaysia on handling asylum seekers despite a rare parliamentary rejection of the policy.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Dalai Lama joke backfires on TV host

Wednesday, June 15th 2011, 15:23

An Australian television presenter attempted to tell a Delai Lama joke to the man himself, but struggled to get a laugh.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Live - Royal Ascot day two

Wednesday, June 15th 2011, 12:30
related countries: United Kingdom

So You Think, the Aidan O'Brien-trained Australian import, suffers a shock defeat at the Prince of Wales's Stakes on the second day of action at Royal Ascot.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Qantas cuts growth as service hit

Wednesday, June 15th 2011, 2:50
related countries: Chile

Qantas airlines cuts its forecast for domestic growth as it grounds more flights due to ash from volcano in Chile.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australian dinosaur had UK double

Wednesday, June 15th 2011, 2:43
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom

A dinosaur found in Australia is almost identical to a well-known fish-eating one from the UK, suggesting northern and southern hemisphere dinos had a lot more in common than previously thought.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UK migrants sue Australia over abuse

Tuesday, June 14th 2011, 11:13
related countries: United Kingdom

A group of former British child migrants have launched a class action suit against the Australian government.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

First Bloke

Monday, June 13th 2011, 10:26

Australian prime minister's live-in boyfriend gives first interview
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Nadal progresses at wet Queen's

Wednesday, June 8th 2011, 17:07

Rafael Nadal effortlessly reaches the third round of Queen's with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Indonesia cattle abuse row grows

Wednesday, June 8th 2011, 10:21
related countries: Indonesia

The Australian government suspends all live cattle exports to Indonesia in a growing row over alleged animal cruelty.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australian sues over UAE jailing

Tuesday, June 7th 2011, 11:49

An Australian woman sues her government, claiming consular officials gave her bad advice when she was in trouble in the UAE which led to her being jailed.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australian backlash in cattle row

Tuesday, June 7th 2011, 8:23
related countries: Indonesia

Australian butchers are reporting a slump in demand for beef after ABC broadcasts an investigation into animal cruelty in Indonesian abattoirs.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia retreat on child asylum

Monday, June 6th 2011, 9:50
related countries: Malaysia

The Australian government apparently softens its policy on sending unaccompanied children to Malaysia for asylum processing, after UN criticism.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australian scientists in fingerprint breakthrough

Monday, June 6th 2011, 9:25

Australian researchers develop a new technique, using nanotechnology to recover usable fingerprints from old evidence, which could help police reopen unsolved cases.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Resourcehouse cancels HK IPO

Monday, June 6th 2011, 4:34
related countries: Hong Kong

Australian mining company Resourcehouse cancels its planned Hong Kong IPO citing deteriorating market conditions.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia to deport lone children

Saturday, June 4th 2011, 17:05
related countries: Malaysia

The Australian government says it will send unaccompanied children to Malaysia for asylum claims processing as part of a controversial plan.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australian economy dips sharply

Wednesday, June 1st 2011, 5:58
related countries: Australia

Australia reports its biggest quarterly fall in gross domestic product in 20 years as floods and cyclones take their toll.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia suspends cattle trade

Tuesday, May 31st 2011, 8:43
related countries: Indonesia

The Australian government suspends the live export of cattle to some abattoirs in Indonesia, after seeing harrowing footage of their treatment of the animals.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Cate Blanchett sparks Australian climate debate

Monday, May 30th 2011, 3:27

The Australian actress Cate Blanchett is criticised for calling for the introduction of a carbon tax to reduce Australian emissions.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Widow to use late husband's sperm

Monday, May 23rd 2011, 7:28

An Australian woman who had been discussing fertility treatments with her husband when he died is allowed to use his frozen sperm.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia climate change 'real'

Monday, May 23rd 2011, 4:21

The Australian Climate Commission warns sea levels could rise by 1m by the end of the century, much more than previously thought.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australian actor Bill Hunter dies

Sunday, May 22nd 2011, 0:51

Australian actor Bill Hunter, known for his roles in Gallipoli, Muriel's Wedding and Strictly Ballroom, dies aged 71 in Melbourne.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Indonesia 'jihadis' join in jail

Thursday, May 19th 2011, 5:23
related countries: Indonesia

Indonesian jails are incubators of terrorism where jailed jihadis form new links and plan attacks, a new report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Warne avoids ban but fined by IPL

Wednesday, May 18th 2011, 11:25
related countries: India

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne escapes a ban which would have prematurely ended his playing career, but he is fined about £31,000 by the Indian Cricket Board.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Christmas Island tragedy inquest

Wednesday, May 18th 2011, 8:50
related countries: Christmas Island

An Australian inquest into the Christmas Island shipwreck, which killed up to 50 asylum seekers, is told the captain abandoned the boat a day before the tragedy.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australian banks have ratings cut

Wednesday, May 18th 2011, 7:45
related countries: Australia

Moody's cuts the credit ratings of Australia's big four banks, saying they rely too much on overseas debt markets.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Internet craze 'planking' turns fatal

Monday, May 16th 2011, 5:53

Police in the Australian city of Brisbane say a man who fell to his death from a seventh floor balcony was taking part in the internet craze of "planking".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australian dies after 'planking'

Sunday, May 15th 2011, 15:33

Australian police say a man who plunged seven floors to his death from an apartment balcony was participating in the internet craze of "planking".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Dominant Stosur into Rome final

Saturday, May 14th 2011, 12:08
related countries: China, Italy
related places: Rome

Australian Sam Stosur defeats China's Ni La in straight sets to set up a final with Caroline Wozniacki or Maria Sharapova in the Rome Masters.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Stolen koala reunited with keepers

Thursday, May 12th 2011, 9:59

An elderly koala stolen from an Australian wildlife park two days ago has been reunited with its keepers.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

McDermott to coach Aussie bowlers

Thursday, May 12th 2011, 6:44

Craig McDermott replaces Troy Cooley as bowling coach to the Australian cricket team.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Indian fury over swimwear images

Tuesday, May 10th 2011, 12:26
related countries: India

Images of the Hindu goddess of wealth Laxmi, displayed on swimwear at an Australian fashion show, spark a legal battle in India.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia unveils spending cuts

Tuesday, May 10th 2011, 11:17
related countries: Australia

Australia is to cut government spending by 22bn Australian dollars as it aims to post a budget surplus by 2012-2013.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Moves to tackle Aborigine suicide

Monday, May 9th 2011, 3:53

The Australian government moved to tackle a sharp increase in the rate of suicide in some Aboriginal communities.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Aboriginal boxer Lionel Rose dies

Sunday, May 8th 2011, 13:04

Lionel Rose, who won the world bantamweight boxing title in 1968 and became the first Aborigine to be named "Australian of the year", dies aged 62.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Warne to retire after IPL season

Friday, May 6th 2011, 8:26
related countries: India

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne says he will retire from professional cricket at the end of the current Indian Premier League campaign.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Detainees on Sydney riot charges

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 8:48

Seven detainees at an Australian immigration centre in Sydney are charged in connection with a riot and massive blaze at the facility last month.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Last WWI veteran dies at age 110

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 4:48
related countries: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

The world's last known combat veteran of World War I, Claude "Chuckles" Choules, dies in an Australian nursing home at the age of 110.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Investors agree to split Foster's

Friday, April 29th 2011, 7:46

Shareholders of Australian drinks maker Foster's agree to split company into separate beer and wine businesses.
Read the full article » | View on the map »