Iran says wants relations with U.S., but not now (Reuters)

TEHRAN (Reuters) ? Iran would like to have friendly relations with the United States one day, but not under current conditions, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Saturday.

Commenting on remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier this week that Washington supported the Iranian people while opposing the policies of their government, her Iranian counterpart said her message did not add up.

"We have heard such statements over and over again but unfortunately they are full of contradictions," Salehi told a news conference.

Iranian leaders routinely blame the United States for many of their country's ills, often calling it "the great Satan."

The two countries broke diplomatic ties following the 1979 Islamic revolution and the storming of the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Relations remain tense, with Washington accusing Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons and sponsoring terrorism, charges denied by Tehran.

"Our policy is the establishment of (good) relations with all countries of the world except the illegal Zionist regime (Israel)," Salehi said.

"However the re-establishment of ties would have meaning (only) when the two parties enter negotiations on an equal basis, on the same level, free of any preconditions."

Nuclear talks between Tehran and world powers, including the United States, have stalled. Washington is pressing for new sanctions on Iran after uncovering what it says was an Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington.

It is not the first time Iran has sent a signal that reconciliation with Washington might be possible some day under different circumstances. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has repeatedly said he "loves" the American people.

"We have no problems of the people of the United States. We love them. We have problems with the government of the United States," he said in a recent interview with CNN.

In similar vein, Clinton told Iranians, in an interview with Voice of America this week: "The United States has no argument with you. We want to support your aspirations ... We would be thrilled if tomorrow the regime in Iran had a change of mind."

On the possibility of resuming talks, Salehi was downbeat.

"On the one hand there is an expressed desire for negotiation but on the other hand there is (U.S.) rhetoric that does not correspond with (that)," he said.

"As long as these contradictions persist and there is a lack of goodwill, negotiations will certainly not have any meaning."

(Reporting by Mitra Amiri; Writing by Robin Pomeroy; Editing by Alistair Lyon)

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Naked and drunk Moscow motorist crashes into 17 cars (Reuters)

MOSCOW (Reuters) ? A naked and drunk motorist sped through central Moscow Sunday, crashing into 17 cars before being stopped by police who chased him across a large part of the capital, state television said.

"When police made him open his door, it became clear he was completely naked," said state TV, showing lines of cars with shattered windscreens and battered sides.

Local media said the man, who appeared to be in his 40s, was from Moldova and showed a picture him grinning in the back seat of a police car.

State TV said preliminary tests showed the driver had an "abnormally high" level of alcohol in his system.

TV pictures showed distressed drivers with bloodied hands and faces sitting in their cars, but police said there were no serious injuries.

"The most dangerous part was when he almost hit a bus full of school children," police spokesman Gennady Bogachev told state TV, adding that four of the 17 vehicles were police cars.

(Reporting by Amie Ferris-Rotman; Editing by Karolina Tagaris)

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Citizenside Sells Your Newsworthy Photos and Videos [Android Downloads]

Citizenside Sells Your Newsworthy Photos and Videos Android/iOS/Web: These days most of us have wireless devices with decent cameras and constant internet connections. This is bringing about a rise in citizen journalism that news media broker Citizenside wants to encourage by acting as a sales agent between traditional news outlets and amateur photographers and videographers.

The burning question everyone wants to know is how much Citizenside pays. The homepage states that royalties can go up to 75% but user reports say the real rate is around 50-65% of whatever price they command when they sell your work. When you upload a video or photo to Citizenside you agree to give them a three month exclusive license to sell your images, but after 48 hours if the photos/videos aren't "hot" enough the license lowers to non-exclusive status and your work is relegated to being sold from an image bank. At that point you can market it elsewhere. You'll receive royalty payments via PayPal 60 days after the photos or videos are sold.

If you don't think you'll ever use this app keep the name in mind. If something newsworthy happens and you get footage you can download the app and immediately create a username via Facebook and upload your image. The site also serves a global news source displaying media from Citizenside contributors.

Citizenside is a free download from the Android Market and iTunes App Store.

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Stocks surge on European debt deal, GDP growth (AP)

NEW YORK ? Stocks are soaring after European leaders agreed on a deal to slash Greece's debt load and prevent the debt crisis there from engulfing larger countries like Italy. Stronger U.S. economic growth and corporate earnings also drove markets higher.

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 300 points at midday. All 30 stocks in the Dow rose, led by aluminum maker Alcoa Inc. with a 7 percent gain. Commodities prices and Treasury yields also rose as investors took on more risk. The euro rose sharply against the dollar.

Europe's sweeping agreement, reached after an all-night summit meeting, is aimed at preventing the Greek government's inability to pay its debt from escalating into another financial crisis like the one in September 2008 after the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

Banks agreed to take 50 percent losses on the Greek bonds they hold. Europe will also strengthen a financial rescue fund to protect the region's banks and other struggling European countries such as Italy and Portugal.

"This seems to set aside the worries that there would be a massive contagion over there that would have brought everything down with it," said Mark Lamkin, head of Lamkin Wealth Management.

The Dow Jones industrial average surged 305 points, or 2.6 percent, to 12,173 at 12:30 Eastern. The Dow hasn't closed above 12,000 since Aug. 1 and is up 11.6 percent for the month. With only two full days of trading left in October, the Dow could have its biggest monthly gain since January 1987.

The S&P 500 rose 36, or 2.9 percent, to 1,278. The gain turned the S&P positive for the year for the first time since Aug. 3, just before the U.S. government's debt was downgraded. The Nasdaq composite rose 73, or 2.7 percent, to 2,723.

Small company stocks rose more than the broader market. That's a sign investors were more comfortable holding assets perceived as being risky but also more likely to appreciate in a strong economy. The Russell 2000 index jumped 4.1 percent.

Raw materials producers, banks and stocks in other industries that depend on a strong economy for profit growth led the way. Copper jumped 5 percent to $3.66 a pound and crude oil jumped 3 percent to $93 a barrel.

The euro rose sharply, to $1.42, as confidence in Europe's financial system grew. The euro was worth $1.39 late Wednesday and had been as low as $1.32 on Oct. 3. European stock indexes also soared. France's CAC-40 rose 6.3 percent and Germany's DAX jumped 6.1 percent.

Investors sold U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, an indication they feel less need for safer investments. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves in the opposite direction of its price, rose to 2.30 percent from 2.21 percent late Wednesday.

European leaders still have to finalize the details of their latest plan. French President Nicolas Sarkozy spoke with Chinese President Hu Jintao amid hopes that countries with lots of cash like China can contribute to the European rescue.

Past attempts to contain Europe's two-year debt crisis have proved insufficient. Greece has been surviving on rescue loans since May 2010. In July, creditors agreed to take some losses on their Greek bonds, but that wasn't enough to fix the problem.

Worries about Europe's debt crisis and a weak U.S. economy dragged the S&P 500 down 19.4 percent between April 29 and Oct. 3. That put it on the cusp of what's called a bear market, which is a 20 percent decline.

Since then, there have been a number of more encouraging signs on the U.S. economy. The government reported Thursday that the economy grew at a 2.5 percent annual rate from July through September on stronger consumer spending and business investment. That was nearly double the 1.3 percent growth in the previous quarter.

Despite the jitters over Europe, many large U.S. companies have been reporting strong profit growth in the third quarter.

Dow Chemical rose 8.6 percent after its profit last quarter rose 59 percent on strong sales growth from Latin America. Occidental Petroleum Corp. jumped 7.4 percent after reporting a 50 percent surge in income.

Citrix Systems Inc. rose 17 percent. The technology company's revenue rose 20 percent last quarter, and it forecast growth of up to 13 percent for 2012. Akamai Technologies Inc., whose products help speed the delivery of online content, jumped 16.8 percent after the company reported earnings that beat analysts' expectations.

Avon Products Inc. fell 18 percent, the most in the S&P 500, after the company said the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating its contacts with financial analysts and Avon's own probe into bribery in China and other countries.

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First Communications Provides Data Center Connectivity to the ...

New affiliation enables tenants or buyers of The Synchrium Group?s properties or data centers to take advantage of First Communication?s diverse, low-latency fiber routes
AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ ? First Communications, a leading regional fiber-based provider of critical data communications, announces connectivity services to businesses locating in The Synchrium Group?s Penn Regional Business Center in Marshalls Creek, Pa. First Communications can leverage its more than 5,400-fiber-route-mile network spanning the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic United States to connect businesses that need access to/from the Penn Regional Business Center?s 100,000-square-foot data center now under construction.
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?We are pleased to be able to provide connectivity for properties locating in the Penn Regional Business Center, as they will have access to our unique, low-latency routes not available through other service providers,? said Rick Poore, president of First Telecom Services LLC, dba First Communications.

?Many of the companies that may occupy the data center need fast, reliable connections to other business locations between New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Toronto. Our relationship with First Communications will provide them with access to a leading regional fiber network with very competitive pricing and some of the most diverse routes in the industry,? said William Hopkins, vice president of engineering, The Synchrium Group.

The high-density data center has a power supply of more than 15 MW and will enable First Communications to maximize the use of its network connecting to the data center. First Communications? association with The Synchrium Group is part of the company?s strategy to provide connectivity to key access points along its long-haul and metro fiber network. The company expects to add more access points before the end of the year.

About First Communications
First Communications (www.firstcomm.com) offers high-capacity long-haul and metro fiber network services and voice and high-speed data services across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic U.S. and into Canada. Our network includes more than 5,400 fiber route miles, 250,000 fiber miles and 600 on-net wire centers. The fiber network includes approximately 500 metro route miles reaching more than 50 Tier 1, 2 and 3 markets. First Communications serves a diverse customer base, including carrier/wholesale customers, large enterprises and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

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Samsung claims top spot in global smartphone shipments for Q3 2011, Apple slips to number two

On this edition of As The Smartphone World Turns..., we've got Samsung violently snatching victory from the jaws of Apple, claiming its spot at the top of global smartphone vendors once more. Dramatics aside, the latest shipment figures tallied up by Strategy Analytics are showing that worldwide smartphone shipments are up 44 percent year-over-year, reaching a staggering 117 million units in Q3 2011. Digging into that a bit, we're told that Samsung has overtaken Apple from a units-shipped standpoint, with Sammy moving 28 million smartphones and claiming 24 percent of the market share. If you'll recall, Apple briefly grabbed hold of numero uno last quarter, but has now fallen a rung with 15 percent of the global pie. Of course, things could be dramatically different when we see Q4 2011 figures roll out -- remember, Q3 2011 was the last quarter in a long string with the aging iPhone 4 as Apple's "newest" device. Stranger still, Nokia is slotted third with just 14 percent of the global share, representing a precipitous drop from 33 percent a year ago. Similarly, Nokia's fortunes are apt to change with both the N9 finally out and its spate of Windows Phone devices heading out in short order. Hop on past the break for the full breakdown.

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Nokia's first Windows Phones see light of day

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Nokia introduced the Lumia smartphone line today, the first of its global wave of phones powered by Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. Living up to Nokia's reputation, the phones are bold, beautiful ? and not yet available in the United States.

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Both the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 have 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreens and 1.4GHz processors with graphics processor, but the 800 is metal, with a curved glass front. It's so smooth, you hardly know where the metal ends and the glass begins. As the flagship, the 800 comes with an 8-megapixel camera, and will cost a pretty penny: 420 Euros, or about $585 unsubsidized.

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The junior 710 is plastic, with interchangeable backplates of varying colors, and has only a 5-megapixel camera. As such, it will cost far less, 270 Euros, or $376.

That is, if you can get it. The good news is, Nokia will roll out the phone in many markets in 2011, starting with?France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK in November. By year end, it should also be in?Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan. But while it will come to "further markets" in 2012, there's no word on U.S. availability.

In addition to the broad range of Windows Phone functionality, Nokia will add some software of its own, most notably its well-regarded mapping and navigation apps. Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive will be included for free, providing walk and drive navigation for over 100 countries. There will also be a public transportation app that tracks buses, trains and other services in 430 cities worldwide.

From the beginning of the rumors about the Nokia-Microsoft partnership, nearly a year ago, we've thought of this as a good pairing. Nokia had a terrible smartphone OS, and Microsoft needed a massive global partner willing to go exclusive with Windows Phone. Nokia needs more presence in the U.S., and Microsoft needs to gain ground in areas not already saturated with Android and iPhone.

Pretty hardware, and an up-to-date operating system in Windows Phone 7.5 (a.k.a. Mango), are a great start, though we'll see if it's enough to give Windows Phone real momentum before Windows 8 arrives. That operating system should give Windows Phone an added boost, as it shares much of the design language and developer tools.

Nokia also announced a line of low-end phones, the Asha series, powered by the Nokia Browser operating system. More info on all of the Nokia phones here.

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Fashion Face-Off: Stacy Keibler vs. Julianne Hough


Warning: the following Fashion Face-Off may cause your computer screen to fog up.

Both Stacy Keibler and Julianne Hough walked the red carpet of last night's Hollywood Film Awards held at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California and, somehow, the path under these hotties' feet did not catch on fire.

Keibler was on hand as George Clooney's date, while Hough was there to represent her remake of Footloose. Both looked gorgeous. But only one could look the MOST gorgeous. Vote that individual now:

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Somali gunmen abduct US, Danish aid workers

Gunmen abducted a 32-year-old female American aid worker in northern Somalia on Tuesday along with a Danish and a Somali colleague as their convoy headed to the airport. The kidnappings come only weeks after four Europeans were seized by suspected Somali gunmen in neighboring Kenya.

A self-proclaimed Somali pirate said that pirates had captured the three. The captors would not harm the three but will want a ransom for their release, he said. The claim could not be independently verified.

The three employees work for the Danish Demining Group, whose experts have been clearing mines and unexploded ordnance in conflict zones in Africa and the Middle East.

"As a first priority, we have been concentrating on the ongoing investigations. We are keeping close contact with the family members, who are deeply concerned, just as we are," said Ann Mary Olsen, head of the Danish Refugee Council's international department.

Activities of the Danish Refugee Council, which runs the Danish Demining Group, have been suspended in the area. The group provided no other details and asked media outlets "to respect the need for confidentiality as investigations are ongoing."

A Nairobi-based security official said the demining group was traveling in a three-car convoy, including one vehicle of armed guards, but that the guards did not resist the kidnapping.

The three are believed to be on their way to a former pirate stronghold on the Somali coast, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media.

Ahmed Mohamed, a police officer in the Somali town of Galkayo, said the aid workers had been heading to the airport when they crossed into a southern section of the city that is under clan control. The northern section of Galkayo is under the control of the semiautonomous region of Puntland.

Two Nairobi-based officials said the American woman is 32 and the Danish man is 60. The woman is a former school teacher, one official said.

Bile Hussein, the self-proclaimed pirate, said the three were abducted with the help of "insiders." Hussein has provided reliable information about pirate activities in Somalia to The Associated Press in the past. He said that capturing ships off East Africa is becoming harder ? ships are using stronger self-defense measures ? so pirates are looking for other ways to earn ransoms.

"They are now on the way to Gan town, and we shall treat them humanely and kindly. Our aim is all about a ransom, not harming them," Hussein said.

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Christian Friis Bach, Denmark's minister for development cooperation, told Danish broadcaster DR that the demining group was working to help Somalis.

"That's why it's both sad and tragic that they have been struck by this kidnapping, and I hope their strong network and a collected effort also by the Foreign Ministry can resolve the situation quickly.," he said.

The kidnapping comes only weeks after the seizure of two women working for Doctors Without Borders from a refugee camp in neighboring Kenya, as well as the kidnappings of two European tourists from Kenya's coast ? one of whom later died. Somali gunmen were suspected in those attacks.

Kenya has sent at least 1,600 forces into southern Somalia to attack al-Qaida-linked militants in response to those kidnappings, though it's not clear whether the al-Shabab fighters were responsible for the abductions.

The northern semiautonomous province of Puntland is generally considered more stable than most of the rest of Somalia, which is riven between pirate gangs, Islamist insurgents and militias and the weak U.N.-backed government in the capital. It has not had a functioning central government for the last 20 years.

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Associated Press writers Abdi Guled in Mogadishu, Somalia and Karl Ritter in Stockholm, Sweden contributed to this report.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45030663/ns/world_news-africa/

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BOJ to debate easing with eyes on yen, Europe (Reuters)

TOKYO (Reuters) ? Japan's central bank is likely to debate easing monetary policy further at a meeting on Thursday after the yen rose to another record high and doubts mounted over whether Europe can forge a clear plan to tackle the euro zone debt crisis, sources said.

If the central bank acts, it will likely expand its 50 trillion yen ($660 billion) asset-buying program by around 5 trillion yen, sources familiar with the bank's thinking said.

The Japanese economy is recovering from the devastating March earthquake and tsunami and the central bank has been counting on fiscal spending on reconstruction and demand from emerging markets to sustain the upturn.

However, the yen's renewed climb to record highs against the dollar and stock market losses -- driven largely by market concerns that Wednesday's European Union crisis summit will fail to produce a decisive solution -- are dimming Japan's economic outlook.

Many central bankers have hoped to save their limited policy options for later, the sources told Reuters, but in light of the latest market jitters the decision will be a close call.

The BOJ last eased policy by boosting its asset buying pool in August, acting in tandem with the finance ministry which ordered Japan's biggest ever single-day currency intervention selling more than 4.5 trillion yen.

The impact, however, proved short lived and the yen crawled back to trade close to its record highs.

This has been a source of deepening frustration for Japanese officials, who argue that a rallying currency is one problem too many for a nation grappling with a nuclear crisis, a $250 billion post-quake rebuilding effort and ballooning debt.

SPECULATORS WARNED

The yen's break to new peaks against the dollar last Friday and again on Tuesday prompted a barrage of warnings from the Japanese authorities that they were ready to step in if speculators kept driving the currency higher.

Finance Minister Jun Azumi on Wednesday served dealers another warning after the yen climbed to 75.73 to the dollar in New York the previous day, saying he would not rule out any steps to curb currency speculation and had instructed staff during the morning to be prepared for all possible measures on foreign exchange.

He also hinted at possible concerted action with the central bank.

"The BOJ shares our sense of crisis, so I'm sure they will take appropriate steps when necessary," Azumi said.

The yen was quoted around 76.10 to the dollar in early Tokyo trade while Tokyo stocks were down 1 percent (.N225), reflecting market nervousness about the outcome of the EU summit.

The prospects for a comprehensive deal to resolve the euro zone debt crisis this week looked dim, with deep disagreement remaining on critical elements, including how to give the region's bailout fund greater firepower.

Investors fear that, without a clear solution, the sovereign debt crisis engulfing highly indebted nations of the euro zone periphery could trigger a banking crisis and a credit crunch similar to what followed the Lehman Brothers collapse in 2008.

Since September 2010, Japan has intervened twice on its own and once jointly with other Group of Seven rich nations to weaken the yen. But the effects of intervention have proved fleeting in the face of steady demand from nervous investors seeking highly liquid and relatively safe assets such as Japanese government bonds.

(Additional reporting by Stanley White; Writing by Tomasz Janowski; Editing by Edmund Klamann)

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