German minister pushes for partial face veil ban

Security officials from German chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc are proposing a ban on wearing the burka and other face-covering veils in schools, courts, while driving and in other situations.

Interior minister Thomas de Maiziere told reporters after meetings with his state counterparts from the conservative Union bloc that full-face coverings are "not part of our open society" and that officials "urge everyone to show their faces".