tabar vazquez stepped down from power five years ago. the 75 leftist leader takes over from the popular jose mujica. he urged venezuelans to together to prove health education and housing. >> reporter: there was little pomp and ceremony for the big day. the former king of spain, juan carlos was present, and several regional heads of states includingesing dilma rousseff of brazil. michelle bachelet of chile, and the cuban leader raul castro. many stayed away. little uruguay is not top of everyone said priority list. >> translation: you've just seen a big embrace between an outgoing president and an incoming one, a gesture strengthening our democracy. >> the 75-year-old doctor served as president from five to 2010. heading the left wing brode front alliance and breaking the hold uruguay's two traditional parties held since foundation. he invested in health education and improving working continues. conditions. an oncologist he fought the tobacco industry. >> translation: we hope to see another government like the last one he led helping wo

fÉlix: el izquierdista tabarÉ vÁzquez asumiÓ la presidencia de uruguay por segunda vez.cusado de encubrimiento, tambiÉn la habÍa elogiado. en venezuela la tensiÓn continÚa en la ciudad de san cristÓbal, tras la muerte de un joven de 14 aÑos a la mano de la policÍa. grupos de estudiantes siguen protestando y teniendo frecuentes choques con la fuerza pÚblica; enfrentamientos que indican que podÍan continuar. francisco. francisco: han sido dÍas de choque y violencia los Últimos que se han vivido en san cristÓbal. en esta ciudad fronteriza con colombia, el rechazo al gobierno continÚa, las clases universitarias suspendidas, grupos de estudiantes mantienen la resistencia. >> nosotros estamos por una libertad que queremos, no es un socialismo, este socialismo estÁ disfrazado de corrupciÓn. francisco: el asesinato del joven de 14 aÑos a manos de la policÍa fue la gota que derramÓ el vaso. las batallas con las autoridades han sido duras y dejaron huellas de violencia, la universidad llena de escombros, impactos de bala en sus rejas, centenares de bombas lacrimÓgenas para intenta

amy: uruguay has sworn in tabare vazquez as its new president. vazquez previously served in the post from 2005 to 2010, when his leftist ally and now outgoing president, jose mujica, replaced him. mujica, a former guerrilla fighter, leaves office after a term that included the legalization of marijuana, abortion, and same-sex marriage. he chose to live in a modest one story home instead of the presidential palace, and famously donated 90% of his salary to charity. that earned mujica the nickname, "world's poorest president." a large crowd gathered in the bangladeshi capital of dhaka on sunday to honor a bangladeshi-american blogger killed in a brutal attack. avijit roy, a u.s. citizen born in bangladesh, was walking home from a book fair when machete-wielding assailants hacked him to death. roy's wife and fellow blogger, rafida ahmed, was left seriously wounded. roy's family says islamist extremists recently threatened him for speaking out against religious fundamentalism. congress has averted a partial shutdown of the department of homeland secu