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KATHMANDU, Nepal (Reuters) - At least 68 Maoist rebels were killed by Nepali troops Sunday in a major offensive against the guerrillas fighting to topple the Himalayan kingdom's constitutional monarchy, the Defense Ministry said.

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Losses mount in heavy Chechnya fighting // Udugov said 45 guerrillas died in the past four days, more than the rebels had reported in the past during the four month campaign. Interfax quoted Russian military sources as saying 23 soldiers had been killed and 53 injured in the past day, but it said the official figure of Russian dead was only eight.