Genocide label heightens Turkish-German tensions

The German parliament has voted to label the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a century ago as genocide, prompting Turkey to recall its ambassador to Germany.

The motion, which was put forward by chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing coalition of right and left and the opposition Greens, passed with support from all the parties in parliament.

In a show of hands, there was one abstention and one vote against.