61.   Without directly referring to the hostages, Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao condemned Pakistan for supporting the separatist militants.

62.   Five civilians, including a bride, and four separatist militants were killed in separatist-linked violence in the disputed Kashmir region, police said Sunday.

63.   Five Hindus were shot dead and three others critically injured Sunday when Islamic separatist militants opened fire on a village in the disputed region of Kashmir, police said.

64.   Five Kashmiri Moslem separatist militants were killed in a fierce gunbattle with Indian troops in a town north of here overnight, police said Tuesday.

65.   Five Moslem separatist militants were killed in a fierce gunbattle with Indian troops in a town north of here overnight, the police said.

66.   Five Hindus were shot dead and three others critically injured Sunday when suspected Islamic separatist militants opened fire on a village in south Kashmir, police said.

67.   Four military personnel and a separatist militant were killed when Islamic rebels launched an attack on an Indian army camp early Sunday in southern Kashmir, military sources said.

68.   Four separatist militants and a civilian were killed Wednesday in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said.

69.   Four Indian villagers were gunned down by Islamic separatist militants in the disputed region of Kashmir, a police spokesman said Saturday.

70.   Gonzalez has informed close aides of his decision following a probe into allegations that his government had created and financed hit squads to kill suspected Basque separatist militants.