French President Nicolas Sarkozy has retracted his confirmation that wounded journalist Edith Bouvier's been evacuated from Syria.

Meanwhile the family of The Sunday Times photographer Paul Conroy say they're "overjoyed and relieved" that he HAS managed to get out safely.

Over 7 and a half thousand people have died in President bashar al-Assad's crackdown on anti-government protestors - and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, issued this warning:

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