Aug 11th, 2008 · Bolivian President Evo Morales has survived a referendum vote called after a power struggle with regional governors. Since taking office in 2006, the leftist leader has nationalized industries and spent state funds on social programs.
Aug 2nd, 2008 · Colombia's leftist FARC guerrilla group has suffered a number of blows in the past year. Several top commanders have died and its most high-profile hostages were rescued in a daring raid. Now it's beginning to suffer defections among jailed rebels.
Jul 4th, 2008 · The three American military contractors who were among the 15 hostages rescued from Colombian leftist rebels have returned home safe. The rescue operation was assisted by quick thinking, acting skills and Che Guevara T-shirts.
Jul 3rd, 2008 · Co-host Ari Shapiro reports on Wednesday's rescue operation that freed 15 hostages from a Colombian rebel group.
Jul 2nd, 2008 · Colombian troops have rescued three American Defense Department contractors and former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt after years of captivity by leftist guerrillas in the jungle, a Colombian official said Wednesday.
Jul 2nd, 2008 · Colombia says it rescued three Americans and a French-Colombian politician from leftist FARC rebels who held them for years. John Otis, South America bureau chief for the Houston Chronicle, says all the former hostages are in reasonably good health.
May 31st, 2008 · In May of 1968, leftist students in Paris began strikes that nearly led to another French Revolution — or so everyone thought at the time. Reporter Alice Furlaud was visiting France that month and had a different perspective on the scene.
May 9th, 2008 · Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is on a crusade to develop young people loyal to his leftist ideas by reforming the educational system. The government wants to install a new curriculum that celebrates socialism. But the plan has generated a formidable opposition made up of irate parents.