u.s. cited hamas control of gaza as a reason for the funding cut it considers hamas a terrorist organization. german chancellor of the germany's chancellor is in the armenian capital yet a vast part of a three day tour of the caucasus of the missing prime minister nicole i'm going to visit a memorial to amin into killed in the autumn an empire the chancellor said the atrocities should not be forgotten and stopped short of using the word genocide which is anger in the past. for us republican senator john mccain just to discontinue his treatment for cancer according to a statement from his family the eighty one year old a vietnam war veteran who once unsuccessfully ran for president was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer last year his family say he's already survived longer than expected. hundreds of firefighters here in germany are battling an unprecedented the blaze near the capital wildfire has taken hold of a large wooded area around fifty kilometers southwest of berlin but a six hundred people were moved from their homes though some have now been allowed to return. we'll br

u.s. is cutting more than 200 million in aid to the palestinians due to a deteriorating relationship with the palestinian leadership. the state department cites the islamist militant group hamasol of gaza as part of its reason for reallocating those funds. the u.s. and israel both designate hamas as a terrorist group. a senior state department official says the money originally designated for programs in the west bank and gaza will now go to high priority projects elsewhere. >>> pope francis responding to a global outcry over the abuse scandal in the catholic church he heads, arriving in ireland for the first papal visit there in almost 40 years. the pope vowed to rid the church of the scourge of sexual abuse no matter the cost. but some survivors say condemnation is no longer enough >> this is the moment when he could acknowledge the cover up and the vatican states responsibility for it. yet again he completely refused to acknowledge the role of the vatican and its responsibility. jon: kitty logan is in london with more on the pope's visit. >> hi, jon. well this is a difficult time for the catholic church, and the pope was aware of particularly sensitivities in ireland where