Fireworks factory blast in China kills 17, including children
A cigarette smoker lighting a flare ignited stacked flammable materials at a four room fireworks factory in Susong Anhui province killing 17, including three children. The owner and family were among the dead as investigators cited illegal private operation. In Rwanda, rebels bombed a bus to a brewery near Gisenyi, killing 34 and wounding 25.
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Rwandan Armed Forces
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Police seize 12000 rubies in northeast Romania
Romanian police probe an international gem smuggling case after seizing 22 pounds of rubies from a bank withdrawal in Iasi county. Col Ioan Toarba of Iasi police notes the gems were used as collateral for loans and a German firm allegedly sent them to Romania last year. Romania Libera cites an expert valuing the stones up to 10 million dollars. Florea Gheorghe Cristian, arrested in December, is released but under investigation for smuggling.
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Peru and Ecuador to begin peace talks in 1995 border dispute
Delegates from Peru and Ecuador agreed on a timetable for talks to end their 62 year border dispute. The final round starts Feb 17 with simultaneous talks in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and the United States, the guarantor nations. Talks aim to set land borders, secure navigation and trade, and boost mutual confidence and security.
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Ecuador
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Forensic Evidence to Detail Yugoslav Massacre Trial
At the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Slavko Dokmanovic faces six charges for the Vukovar killings in 1991. Prosecutors plan to present mass grave forensic testimony and two eyewitnesses, aiming to show he helped organize the massacre and did not prevent it, risking life imprisonment if convicted.
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Slavko Dokmanovic
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Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal
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