Democracy activists enter a cage inside an Egyptian courtroom...defendants in a trial that has threatened ties between Cairo and Washington.<br/> <br />The judge adjourns the trial until April...raising hopes among the non-profit workers that the case could be dropped.<br/> <br />The foreign and Egyptian non-governmental organization workers - including the son of the U.S. transportation secretary and 15 other Americans - are accused of receiving illegal funds from abroad and carrying out political activities unrelated to their work.<br/> <br />The case has underscored tension between the United States and the generals who took power in Egypt when President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown.<br/> <br />Washington officials have said annual military aid to Egypt, worth $1.3 billion, is under threat.<br/> <br />Katharine Jackson, Reuters.
