Egypt adjourns US activists' trial The 43 foreign and Egyptian non-profit workers - including the son of Ray LaHood, the US transportation secretary - are accused of receiving illegal funds from abroad and carrying out political activities unrelated to their work. Judge Mahmud Mohamed Shukry adjourned the trial until April 26 at the end of the session. His decision could give more time for a diplomatic solution to the case, lawyers said. The time set allows for the NGO law to be amended and this could leave room for lawyers to argue that the defendants are not guilty. A fine may be demanded however," said Khaled Suleiman, a lawyer acting against the defendants. In the crowded courtroom on the outskirts of Cairo, lawyers who said they were volunteering in the case against the activists, demanded the defendants be imprisoned and accused them of "espionage." Judge Shukry said the defendants were free to leave the court and would not be held in detention until the next hearing. Those accused in the case were banned from leaving Egypt pending the trial and some of the US citizens targeted have taken refuge at the American embassy. Several of the accused foreigners were already abroad when the travel ban was enacted. Many of the activists had not been formally summoned to appear before the court. A senior US official said on Saturday Washington and Cairo were holding what he described as "intense discussions" to resolve the crisis within days. The US pro-democracy groups whose staff have been charged deny they have done anything illegal.