NEW YORK (AFP) – Andy Pettitte, a pitcher on five World Series champions with the New York Yankees in his 16-year Major League Baseball career, will announce his retirement on Friday, the Yankees said Thursday.The 38-year-old left-hander will end his career despite hopes by the Yankees that they might coax him into one more campaign,…

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – President Barack Obama, turning briefly to his eclipsed domestic agenda Thursday, called on the nation's businesses to make fresh investments in clean energy technology that lay a foundation for long-term American prosperity.He proposed a new tax credit and other measures to encourage businesses to retrofit their plants and reduce costs —…

NEW YORK (AFP) – Rising materials costs pushed consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble's second-quarter profits sharply lower, the company said Thursday, predicting a better second half.P&G's net earnings for the three months that ended December 31 were off 28 percent at $3.33 billion, down from $4.66 billion a year earlier.P&G cited higher raw material…

With over 3000 staff, including more than 400 journalists representing more than 60 nationalities, Al Jazeera is one of the most diverse news networks in the world.In partnership with the internationally acclaimed creative think-tank, X Media Lab, Al Jazeera has announced the establishment of prized Internship opportunities.(Vocus/PRWEB) January 28, 2011 Al Jazeera Network is partnering…

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) – Presidential candidate Jude Celestin refused to confirm that he was withdrawing from Haiti's disputed electoral race after the ruling party pulled its support for him.The ruling INITE (Unity) party bowed to weeks of US-led pressure on Wednesday and said it was pulling Celestin out of the presidential run-off after he was found…

The U.K.'s leading Sunday tabloid, Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, may be at the center of the phone-hacking affair that has gripped Britain, seen a reporter and a private investigator jailed, brought down the Prime Minister's spin doctor and on Wednesday sparked a second police investigation. But the scandal is now threatening to spill…

ORLANDO, Fla. – Marvin Austin kept mostly a low profile in the practice sessions leading up to the East-West Shrine Game.After sitting out this past season following his involvement in the agent scandal that rocked North Carolina's football program, he had a lot to prove Saturday in the annual showcase for college seniors.So grabbing a…

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan's HTC Corp, the world's No.4 smartphone brand, expects revenue and shipments to more than double in the first quarter of 2011, helped by a new generation of products.The company said on Friday in a presentation to investors that it sees revenue reaching T$94 billion ($3.2 billion) and shipments at 8.5 million…

Rex Ryan is a better talker than any of his peers — glib, self-assured and sly as a fox — and that's just his R-rated material. If games were decided in the interview room instead of on a field, you could hand the Super Bowl trophy to the Jets right now.Guys who play for him…

AMES, Iowa – Scratch another milestone off the list for surging Texas A&M.Danielle Adams scored 25 points and the sixth-ranked Aggies beat No. 20 Iowa State 60-51 on Saturday, snapping the Cyclones 19-game home winning streak with their first victory in Ames.Sydney Carter added 13 for the Aggies (17-1, 5-0 Big 12), who picked up…