German MPs Approve Partial Burka Ban

Members of the lower house of parliament in Germany have approved a law partially banning the full-face Islamic veil known as the burka. The move follows several jihadist attacks, including a truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market that killed twelve people.

Pope Francis is visiting Egypt, home to some of the Christian faith's earliest churches. It's the first time the Pope has visited Egypt since 2000, coming just a month after church bombings by Islamist extremists killed 45 worshippers in the region.

Scientists from the University of Central Florida have developed a material and device which can remove Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere converting it into other useful substances, potentially even a form of carbon neutral fuel. The process imitates that of photosynthesis in plants.