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Pro-democracy activists kicked off three days of rallies at Hong Kong's airport on Friday, hoping to win international support from arriving passengers as the protests that have rocked the city enter a third month. IMAGES
Thousands of Sudanese gather for a second day of protests outside the army's headquarters in Khartoum and in the vicinity chanting slogans against President Omar al-Bashir's government. IMAGES
Israeli police detain several protesters as they try to block a highway near Tel Aviv to call for a deal to release the hostages. The demonstration was organised in support of a strike called by Israel's largest labour union to pressure the government into reaching a Gaza deal to free hostages, a day after the army's announcement that troops had recovered the bodies of six hostages in a Gaza tunnel. IMAGES
On the final day of campaigning, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is seeking a third six-year term, holds a rally in Maracaibo (west) amid a climate of nervousness about possible fraud in the July 28 vote and violence in the aftermath. Maduro, in office since taking over from Hugo Chavez in 2013, counts the electoral authorities, military top brass and other state On the final day of campaigninginstitutions among his backers. He also has enjoyed unlimited access to state media and funding for propaganda on everything from building facades to toll booth signage and even ambulances. IMAGES
On the final day of campaigning, supporters of President Nicolas Maduro rally in Maracaibo (west) amid a climate of nervousness about possible fraud in the July 28 vote and violence in the aftermath. IMAGES