"Death and not humiliation," the crowd chants as a coffin is carried in a funeral procession through what is purportedly Homs, Syria.<br/> Obtained from a social media web site, Reuters cannot independently verify the content of this video.<br/> Activists say Syrian forces killed four people on Tuesday in Homs, now the most defiant center of opposition to President Bashar-al-Assad.<br/> An Arab League deadline for Assad to pull the military out of Syrian cities, free political prisoners and begin talks aimed at ending bloodshed expired at the weekend.<br/> Assad said on Sunday he would not bow to pressure to end the crackdown on protesters.<br/> The United Nations says 3,500 people have been killed in the eight month old uprising.<br/> Katharine Jackson, Reuters.
