11.   Their Belgian counterparts complain that leftist politicians are increasingly anti-Israel.

12.   Two-thirds of the killings were by paramilitary groups formed by soldiers and wealthy civilians, who target leftist politicians and peasant and labor organizers.

13.   Other leftist politicians have since taken up the call.

14.   Protesters in New Delhi marched to the parliament building, where leftist politicians held an hour-long morning sit-in.

15.   A leftist politician went on trial Friday for maintaining an Internet home page with a cyberspace link to a banned magazine that allegedly encourages violence.

16.   A French court Wednesday placed the business empire of millionaire leftist politician Bernard Tapie into receivership, dealing him a blow that could end his turbulent political life.

17.   A French lawmaker faced charges of witness-tampering Saturday after a former aide shattered his alibi for leftist politician Bernard Tapie in a soccer bribery trial.

18.   A leftist politician on hunger strike was hospitalized briefly on Sunday after he became to weak to move, a party official said.

19.   A prominent leftist politician, Heberto Castillo, who supports the Russian system, has made it an issue in his campaign to lead his Democratic Revolution Party.

20.   Also Monday, Kuchma assailed leftist politicians for calling on Ukraine to provide military assistance to Yugoslavia to counter NATO bombardments.