SYRIAN forces opened fire at funerals for slain political protesters, a human rights activist said yesterday, leaving two more people dead as Syria tries to subdue weeks of demonstrations against President Bashar Assad.

Syrian forces opened fire at funerals for slain political protesters, a human rights activist said today, leaving two more people dead as the country tries to subdue weeks of demonstrations against President Bashar Assad.

Twelve foreign divers have gone missing off Egypt’s Red Sea coastline during a scuba expedition, a police official said Sunday.