Violence flares after Musharraf resigns * ISLAMABAD - Leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition discussed yesterday how to replace former President Pervez Musharraf and what to do with the man who ruled for nine years, while militant violence underscored the challenges facing the country.

Iran to build more nuclear power plants * TEHRAN - Iran's official news agency says the country is preparing to build more nuclear power plants.

Grand Canyon flood: 11 missing * PHOENIX - Reports say eleven hikers remain unaccounted for after flash flooding that deluged a remote Grand Canyon village.

Aus children 'count without numbers' * LONDON - Australian Aboriginal children can count even without having words for numbers, according to a study by British and Australian experts released yesterday.

Iraqi troops raid Diyala governor's office * BAGHDAD - Iraqi troops raided local government offices in the volatile Diyala province yesterday, arresting a Sunni provincial council member and a university president who was led away hooded and handcuffed, officials said.

Russia shrugs off Nato threat * Moscow - Russia's envoy to Nato yesterday dismissed the alliance's response to the conflict in Georgia, saying it showed threats made against Russia were only "empty words", Interfax news agency reported.

British jihadist heads to jail * LONDON - A Briton who recruited Islamist extremists online to stage holy war worldwide, including Britain's youngest terrorism convict, was jailed for 12 years yesterday.

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