President accepts resignation of U. S. Defense Secretary
(AGI) Washington, Nov 24 - The resignation of U.S. DefenseSecretary Chuck Hagel has been accepted by President BarackObama, the Pentagon has confirmed. He will stay at the Pentagonuntil his successor is sworn in after the Senate ratifies acandidacy. The president, reported the New York Times, asked MrHagel, 68, to tender his resignation on Friday afterdisagreements with the White House National Security staff.President Obama was said to have decided that Mr Hagel couldnot tackle the threat posed by jihadists of the Islamic State(ISIS). Mr Hagel has not been dismissed, but agreed with