Doctor fears imprisoned Navalny is near death

A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the thirdweek of a hunger strike, says his health is deteriorating rapidly and the 44-year-old Kremlin critic could be on the verge of death. Physician Yaroslav Ashikhmin said yesterday that test results he received from Navalny’s family showhim with sharply elevated levels of potassium, which can bring on cardiac arrest, and heightened creatinine levels that indicate impaired kidneys.