Turkey's leader asks Obama to thwart genocide vote

Turkey's prime minister has asked the US president to prevent a possible House vote on a resolution declaring the World War I-era killings of Armenians a genocide.

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told parliament on Monday that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had sent US President Barack Obama a letter asking he prevent the vote, saying it could damage ties between the two allies. (AP)