stories making news around the world pope francis has said mass to around half a million people on the last day of his visit to ireland earlier he asked for forgiveness for the catholic church in his sex abuse scandals the pont of said it had taken the church had to take firm and decisive action in the pursuit of truth and justice the. german turkish journalist i'm a solid tolu has returned to germany after being jailed in turkey for seven months on terror related charges she vowed to continue fighting for colleagues imprisoned in turkey's crackdown after a failed coup two years ago to lose was freed last december but was not allowed to leave the country until now. u.s. playwright neil simon has died at the age of ninety one in new york the tony award winner was one of broadway's most prolific and popular writers has his include the odd couple the sunshine boys and barefoot in the park much of his work focused on