Ukraine\'s Tymoshenko given health check-up

Ukraine\'s Prison Service said on Wednesday that a medical check-up of jailed former prime minister Julia Tymoshenko showed her health was out of danger. \"The results of Tymoshenko\'s examinations revealed no pathological changes that pose a threat to her life,\" the press office of Prison Service said in a statement. According to the report, Tymoshenko was taken to a Kiev hospital for medical examination Wednesday morning with the permission of President Viktor Yanukovych. The former prime minister was checked up on MRIs, X-rays and sonography. Ukraine\'s human rights envoy said on Monday that Tymoshenko, who was serving a seven-year jail sentence on charges of abuse of office, had \"extremely serious\" health problems.