Living in Shanghai Lifestyle Service for Foreigners What`s On Sharon Likely in "Vegetative State" Ariel Sharon, 77, Israel's oldest serving prime minister, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on January 4 and underwent surgery. Powers were transferred to his deputy, Vice Premier Ehud Oimert.The massive stroke made it unlikely that he would return to power, and plunged the region into uncertainty. Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sits next to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's empty chair during an emergency cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on January 5. Olmert, deputy prime minister and finance minister, was made acting premier after Sharon has been in the hospital to undergo surgery from which medical experts have warned he may not recover. Latest Report Sharon likely in "vegetative state" (26/1 09:58) Senior Israeli medical experts said Prime Minister Ariel Sharon can now be defined as in "avegetative state", local newspaper Ha'aretz reported yesterday. Sharon to be taken off respirator soon: aide  (21/1 09:58) Doctors will take off a respirator that has been helping Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon breathe by the end of the weekend, a senior aide of Sharon said yesterday. Sharon's eyelids move: family member  (17/1 09:04) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's eyelids moved and he appeared to have opened his eyes,the Ha'aretz daily said yesterday, quoting members of Sharon's family. Sharon's party picks Olmert as acting chairman  (17/1 09:09) Sharon could be declared as being in vegetative state  (17/1 09:09) Sharon's both brain lobes show activities  (16/1 09:44) Sharon's brain scan shows positive results  (13/1 10:10) Sharon shows signs of recovery  (12/1 14:57) Sharon still in danger, to stay in hospital for months  (12/1 10:12) Sharon expected to be moved out of sedation within 36 hours  (12/1 08:24) Sharon shows new signs of improvement  (11/1 09:44) Sharon's sedation to be lowered further after limb movement  (10/1 17:51) Sharon breathing spontaneously: hospital  (10/1 10:22) Doctors begin to awaken Sharon  (9/1 17:05) Doctors decide to bring Sharon out of coma today  (9/1 07:23) Sharon to undergo new brain scan  (8/1 16:35) Sharon's condition still critical despite improvement  (8/1 08:32) >>more    Hot Topics Quake jolts southwest China Beijing Olympic Games Shanghai World Expo 2010 more topics