Afghanistan is prepared to begin taking over security from international forces in some parts of the war-torn nation by the end of the year, President Hamid Karzai said Sunday. By the end of his five-year term in 2014, Karzai said, “conditions permitting … Afghan forces will have full responsibility for security throughout the country, with [...]
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Karzai wants Afghanistan security handover to begin this year
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Leo Apotheker has resigned as CEO of German ERP giant SAP, the company disclosed on Sunday. The decision was by mutual agreement with SAP’s supervisory board, and is effective immediately. The board appointed two co-CEOs: Bill McDermott, head of the field organization and Jim Hagemann Snabe, head of product development. Meanwhile, CTO Vishal Sikka has [...]
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A New York man has sued security software maker Symantec for automatically renewing his subscription to Norton Antivirus, alleging that the company did not notify him before charging $76 to his credit card. The lawsuit comes seven months after the New York Attorney General’s office fined Symantec $375,000 for the practice and ordered it to [...]
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People who own a cat are more likely to have a university degree than those with a pet dog, a study by Bristol University suggests. A poll of 2,524 households found that 47.2% of those with a cat had at least one person educated to degree level, compared with 38.4% of homes with dogs. The [...]
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Feb
Exit polls from Ukraine indicate that the pro-Moscow opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly won the presidential election. They say Mr Yanukovych has a lead of several percentage points over opponent Yulia Tymoshenko, the Prime Minister. Incumbent President Viktor Yushchenko lost in the first round. If confirmed, it would be a remarkable comeback for Mr [...]
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