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KABUL (Reuters) - A total of 178 Taliban fighters were killed and 56 captured in three days of fighting in south Afghanistan, one of the group's bloodiest setbacks since their 2001 overthrow, the Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

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HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - A heatwave has killed at least 178 people in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and the toll is expected to rise, officials said on Wednesday.

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BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) -- At least 178 civilians were killed in southern Burundi by Hutu rebels or during clashes between rebels and government troops in the past two weeks, officials said today.