Doctors said the emergency surgery is need to stop bleeding in his brain. Sharon has been in a medically induced coma since undergoing an operation to stop massive bleeding in the brain in a Jerusalem hospital yesterday.
(Reuters, AP)
RFE/RL's World: 2005 In Pictures
A slideshow of images related to the top news stories of 2005 from throughout RFE/RL's broadcast region with links to RFE/RL's reporting.
See also:
2005 In Review: Central Asia Witnesses Revolution, Continued Crackdown
2005 In Review: Does The Presence Of Western Election Observers Make A Difference?
2005 In Review: The Geopolitical Game In Central Asia
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2005 In Review: The Transformation Of Television In Russia
2005 In Review: Russia's Centralization Gathers Pace
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