News Headlines - 04 February 2015

▽BBC News - Jordan pilot hostage Moaz al-Kasasbeh 'burned alive'

Jordan has confirmed the death of pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh after a video published online by Islamic State (IS) claimed to show him being burned alive.

▽Jordan executes female would-be suicide bomber wanted for release by Islamic State | The Guardian

Jordan has hanged a jailed Iraqi militant whose release had been demanded by the Islamic State group before it burned a captured Jordanian pilot to death.

▽Fiji to remove Union Jack from flag, PM says - Telegraph

Fiji will remove the Union Jack from its flag and replace it with a design that symbolises the Pacific nation, not former colonial power Britain, Voreqe Bainimarama, the prime minister, said.

▽German 10-year yield dips below Japan’s - FT.com

Germany’s benchmark long-term borrowing rate has fallen below Japan’s for the first time on record, fuelling fears that the eurozone is mired in economic stagnation that could last for decades.

▽Harper Lee to publish new novel, 55 years after To Kill a Mockingbird | The Guardian

When an author’s debut novel wins the Pulitzer prize and goes on to sell 40 million copies, perennially topping lists of the world’s best-loved books, it’s understandable that they might be apprehensive about the reception of a second.