Iraq Forces Retake Hawija From IS

A two-week offensive by Iraqi government troops has liberated the town of Hawija. The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi made the announcement during a visit to Paris. Also, Spain reaches a stalemate over the issue of Catalonia's independence, and Google introduces a new range of headphones which provide real-time translation of forty different languages.

(Picture:Iraqi pro-government forces, Credit:AFP)