Egypt: Judges step down, again, in Islamist trial

Three judges presiding over the trial of Egypt's senior Muslim Brotherhood members stepped down Wednesday after the defendants disrupted the proceedings and chanted against the judiciary – a move that will delay proceedings against the group's top leadership.

It was the second time judges recluse themselves from the same case. A previous panel stepped down in October after police failed to bring defendants into the courtroom because they could not secure it. The move was at the time seen as a criticism of the trial. (AP)