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Rescue teams scoured the Red Sea for survivors Saturday after an Egyptian ferry sank, leaving more than 1,000 people dead or missing in one of the worst maritime tragedies in years, as the rescued spoke of a fire on board the ill-equipped vessel. "Why didn't the crew get it under control?" asked one former passenger hospitalized at this Red Sea port, after survivors said the blaze had raged for at least three hours before the ship went down. The owners of the ship said between 300 and 400 of the more than 1,400 people on board had been rescued...

Baghdad, Iraq: Iraqi Satellite Channel Television in Arabic 2105 GMT 21 Mar 03 [Corrected version, adding source time; announcer-read report over video] Dear viewers, we present to you now a picture that closely shows the US Administration's hatred of every civilian landmark. The Iraq Satellite Channel accompanied Information Minister Muhammad Sa'id al-Sahhaf on his tour following the criminal missile strike, which the criminal Rumsfeld claimed to have targeted military targets. This report shows what kind of criminals are those who are leading the United States to inescapable death. [Begin Al-Sahhaf recording] Al-Jazirah [words indistinct] those are criminals. The world can...