Mubarak cancer 'may have returned'

Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak may have cancer, his lawyer said today, two months ahead of the former leader’s trial for allegedly ordering the killing of anti-government protesters.

Mubarak, who was pushed out of power on February 11 after 18 days of mass demonstrations, has been in hospital with heart troubles since April in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. He is scheduled to go on trial on August 3 for the deaths of protesters during the uprising against his 29-year rule. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.