MOGADISHU， Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke on Wednesday accused neighboring countries of interference in the forthcoming presidential elections which has attracted 24 candidates.

Sharmarke told a news conference in Mogadishu that there is a political agenda in which troop contributing countries are involved to push for a particular candidate in the elections which will be held on Feb. 8

"We are in a very sensitive situation at the moment， we are in election， there is a heavy pressure and interference from foreign countries， in particular， in some neighboring countries， we need them to respect and avoid interference to enable us decide our future，" he said.

However， the outgoing Somalia premier did not name the particular countries but only said are countries which provide security assistance to Somalia.

"Such countries provide security assistance to our country， but they must not be involved in our elections. They should let our members of parliament a free hand to vote. We are a sovereign state，" Sharmarke said.

Some 24 candidates will be contesting for the presidency in the Feb. 8 after several delays that were occasioned by clan differences and elections of members of both houses.

The incumbent President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud， his Prime Minister Sharmarke and former President Shariff Sheikh Ahmed are among some of the leading candidates duly cleared for the race.

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HELSINKI， Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Finland's Nokia Corp. has sued Apple Inc. in Germany and the United States， alleging that Apple products infringe a number of Nokia patents， according to a statement issued Wednesday on Nokia's official website.

The statement said， Nokia， a Finnish multinational communications and information technology company and once the world's top mobile phone maker， signed a license agreement covering several patents owned by the company with Apple in 2011.

"Through our sustained investment in research and development， Nokia has created or contributed to many of the fundamental technologies used in today's mobile devices， including Apple products，" Ilkka Rahnasto， head of Patent Business of Nokia， said in the statement.

However， Apple refused to pay for other patents while using them， which are not covered in the licensing agreement， said the statement.

"After several years of negotiations trying to reach agreement to cover Apple's use of these patents， we are now taking action to defend our rights，" said Rahnasto.

Nokia has filed the complaints with three courts in Germany and a district court in southern U.S. state of Texas.

After selling its handset business， Nokia has focused on networking. Therefore， patents have become a significant source of the company's income.

In the third quarter， Nokia's technology unit， which licenses its patents， generated about 40 percent of the company's total adjusted operating profit， according to financial website Bloomberg.

"Apple has regularly fought to keep royalty rates low， whereas Nokia is interested in getting as much value from its intellectual property as possible，" Bloomberg analyst Matt Larson said.

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