How many people have been killed since Islamists began to fight for independence

Officials in Indian Kashmir say suspected Muslim militants are holding two women as hostages in an Islamic center. The officials say one soldier was killed in a gunfight after security forces surrendered the building in the town of Punch. Few other details were released. More than 60,000 people have been killed in Kashmir since Islamists began fighting for the area’s independence or joining with Pakistan.

Ottawa-Finance officials of the Group of Seven are meeting near Ottawa, Canada. They’re discussing the world’s financial condition. They also are trying to find ways to seize money and property belonging to terrorists. Finance ministers and central bank governors from the seven richest industrial nations are attending, so are ministers from Russia and Spare.