Japan examining latest 'hostage deadline message'

Experts are examining a recorded message said to have been from hostage Kenji Goto, extending the deadline for Jordan's prisoner-swap release of an Iraqi would-be suicide bomber linked to al Qaida.

The message, read by a voice claiming to be Japanese hostage Kenji Goto, was released online after Jordan offered the prisoner exchange to Islamic State (IS) militants, desperately seeking to save a Jordanian air force pilot they have threatened to kill, along with Mr Goto.