mr. sarkozy spoke only of cold-blooded murder. >> our compatriot taken by al qaeda, and held hostage. i condemn this barbarous act against innocent victim. >> the president has since held meetings with top security officials and urged his countrymen not to travel in the region where lawless border area exists. he had this morning for the terrorists. >> my dear countrymen, the crime committed will not remain unpunished. >> there has been an increasing of kidnappings of foreigners, bandits and smugglers who have long operated in the region are developing closer links with al qaeda. still holding two spanish hostages even now, concerns for their safety will undoubtedly grow. >> the latest headlines for you, pakistan as denying accusations that it leaked papers that its intelligence agency actively supported militants in afghanistan. bbc understands that the chief of bp is to step down on the first of october with an annual pension of $900,000 and a payoff of 1.5 million. while bp considers the succession at its top levels, more goes on at the service of the sea, efforts to plug the leak

mr. sarkozy spoke only of cold, murder. >> the assassination of our compactor its by a group -- of our camp hatchery at by a group related suit -- compatriot by a group related to al-qaeda. >> the president has since held meetings with top security officials and he has urged his countrymen not to travel in the region, below lists border area by molly -- mali. >> my dear countrymen, the crime committed against this man will not remain unpunished. >> there has been an increase in kidnappings of foreigners. it appears that bandits and smugglers who have long operated in the region are developing closer links with al-qaeda. they are still holding two spanish hostages. concerns for their safety will undoubtedly be growing. christian fraser, bbc news. >> the latest headlines for you this hour on "bbc world news." pakistan is denying accusations it leaked papers -- in at least papers that it is supporting the taliban in afghanistan. -- in leaked papers. the chief of bp will step down in october with an annual pension of just under $900 million. what does on a mile under the surface of the seat bac