Latin left hail Castro on eve of birthday bash

Left-wing leaders including Bolivian president Evo Morales and Nicaraguan president-elect Daniel Ortega rejoiced in the rise of their progressive movement in Latin America as they marked Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s 80th birthday.

The Latin American luminaries were gathered in Havana’s Karl Marx Theatre for festivities that were postponed from Castro’s actual birthday on August 13 so he could recuperate after intestinal surgery.