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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemns the "immorality committed against the Christian world" at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, and announces his intention to call Pope Francis on the subject. "I will call the Pope at the first opportunity to share with him the immorality committed against the Christian world and against all Christians. The Olympic Games have been used as a tool of perversion that corrupts human nature", says the head of state before a meeting of his party. SOUNDBITE
The United States urges Serbia to address election concerns after the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) reported irregularities. "We will urge Serbia to work with the OSCE to address these concerns," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro arrives in Turkey on the eve of the swearing-in of his re-elected Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend the inauguration ceremony. The Turkish president was last week re-elected to serve another five-year term. IMAGES
The leader of Turkey's ultra nationalist Victory Party, Umit Ozdag, and opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu sign an agreement protocol for the runoff presidential election. Opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu vows to send all refugees back home within two years if he is elected president on Sunday. IMAGES
The leader of Turkey's opposition, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, casts his vote at a polling station in Ankara. Polls suggest the 74-year-old secular opposition leader is within touching distance of breaking the 50-percent threshold needed to win in the first round. IMAGES
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