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During the May elections in Scotland this year, electronic counting machines rejected more than 140,000 correct completed ballots according to a BBC report.

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After being haunted down by gunmen Ali Moallim Isak, a political journalist, had to hide from severe threats against his life. According to CPJ, threats and harassment are part of a campaign against journalists in Somalia. Read more about it on Committee to Protect Journalists.

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The race to Lebanon's presidency started yesterday with the opening of the electional campaigns for head of state. The new president is elected by lawmakers on September the 25th. Since the Lebanon is political divided the Middle East republic faces severe disputes and a struggle for power.

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Political activists in Cuba unite and form an organised group to facilitate the transition of the country after the soon to be expected decease of Fidel Castro. The current internal dissidents want to prepare a gradual and peaceful transition from communism to democracy in Cuba. Read more about their plans on Al Jazeera online.

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After over three months of arguing accusations of corruption, Renan Calheiros, an ally of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was outvoted of his position in the senate. Read more about the scandal on BBC News online.

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Serbia's State Secretary Dusan Prorokovic said yesterday, that the use of military forces will not be "an active paper" anymore, in the event that the Albanian government of the Serbian province Kosovo declares its independence and is recognized by UN, EU or its allies. Read more about it on International Herald Tribune, Bloomberg online and The New York Times.

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The former President of Iran, Hashemi Rafsanjani, was elected as the head of a powerful clerical body, which approves Iran's supreme leader. Rafsanjani is said to be more moderate, than the current Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. This election shows clear tendencies for a moderate movement in the Islamic establishment of Iran, experts say.

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