Jan 3, 2014

Palestinian clashes with Israel, waves crash in Wales, Formula One birthday messages, delayed flights at LaGuardia and more in today’s daily brief.

: Waves crash against the coastal wall in the village of Carnlough as high tides and strong winds cause some flooding in coastal areas of Northern Ireland January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton)

: A tourist catches snowflakes on her tongue during snow fall in Times Square, Midtown, New York January 2, 2014. A major snowstorm producing blizzard-like conditions hammered the northeastern United States on Friday, causing more than 1,000 U.S. flight delays and cancellations, paralyzing road travel, and closing schools and government offices. (REUTERS/Darren Ornitz)

: Travelers leave the Back Bay train and subway station during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Boston, Massachusetts January 3, 2014. A major snowstorm producing blizzard-like conditions brought bone-chilling temperatures and high winds from the lower Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast, with nearly 2 feet (60 cm) of snow falling in some areas of Massachusetts. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

: A man rides a sled on Cedar Hill as a dog chases him in Central Park in New York, January 3, 2014. A major snowstorm producing blizzard-like conditions hammered the northeastern United States on Friday, causing more than 1,000 U.S. flight delays and cancellations, paralyzing road travel, and closing schools and government offices. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)

: Passengers wait after their flights were delayed at LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal A during a winter storm in New York January 3, 2014. A major snowstorm producing blizzard-like conditions hammered the northeastern United States on Friday, causing 2,000 U.S. flight delays and cancellations, paralyzing road travel, and closing schools and government offices. (REUTERS/Zoran Milich)

: A visitor skies down a slope near the resort of Krasnaya Polyana, near Sochi January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)

: Visitors use a ski travelator on a slope near the resort of Krasnaya Polyana, near Sochi January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)

: Pope Francis conducts a mass at the Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in downtown Rome January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi)

: A man is silhouetted against the setting sun as he plays cricket at a park in Lahore on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Mohsin Raza)

: An Omani cavalryman jumps with a horse-drawn cart at an annual Royal Cavalry show in Seeb January 2, 2014. Picture taken January 2, 2014. (REUTERS/Martin Dokoupil)

: A Bangladesh resident of a shanty town looks out of a window of her home at a street filled with political posters in Dhaka on January 3, 2014. Bangladesh’s main opposition party has called for a non-stop blockade, rejecting plans for a January 5, election and plunging the nation into fresh political turmoil. (Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images)

: A message to mark the 45th birthday of seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is projected by fans on the facade of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. His agent said on Wednesday that Schumacher was in a stable condition and it was too early to talk about his further prospects. No further update was given on Thursday, the day before his 45th birthday. Schumacher is battling for his life after slamming his head against a rock while skiing off-piste in the French resort of Meribel on Sunday. The message reads “45, Schumi, stay strong, keep fighting”. (REUTERS/Charles Platiau)

: Palestinian demonstrators protest near the Israeli border fence with Gaza as the Israeli army shoots tear gas, January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Amir Cohen)

: Garment workers prepare petrol bombs during clashes with security forces in Phnom Penh January 3, 2014. Cambodian military police opened fire with assault rifles on Friday to quell a protest by stone-throwing garment factory workers demanding higher pay in a crackdown a human rights group said killed four people. (REUTERS/Samrang Pring)

: Waves crash over the promenade at hightide in Saundersfoot, in west Wales January 3, 2014. The south and west of the country was due to be hit by a combination of heavy rain, strong winds and high spring tides. Britain’s Environment Agency said that there could be a threat to life. (REUTERS/Rebecca Naden)

: Athletes compete during the ladies’ FIS World Cup cross-country skiing 15km free pursuit race in Dobbiaco January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo)

: Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces after the funeral of 85-year-old Said Nassar, who died overnight after inhaling tear gas used by the Israeli army to disperse a march, in the West Bank village of Kfar Qaddum on January 2, 2014. Nassar had not been taking part in the march marking the 49th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah movement that governs the West Bank, the sources said, but inhaled the gas while he was in his own home. (Jafaar Ashityeh/AFP/Getty Images)

: Cambodian police stand guard during a garment workers’ protest to demand higher wages in front of a factory in Phnom Penh on January 3, 2014. Cambodian human rights campaigners denounced a crackdown on January 2 on striking garment workers by a special military unit, describing it as a “disturbing new tactic” by the authorities. (Luc Forsyth/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Cambodian worker (R) lies wounded during clash with military police during a garment workers’ protest to demand higher wages in front of a factory in Phnom Penh on January 3, 2014. Cambodian police opened fire on protesting garment workers on the outskirts of the capital Phnom Penh on January 3, leaving several people wounded, according to an AFP photographer. (Tang Chhin Soth/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Bangladeshi vendor tends to his road side stall next to political posters afixed on a wall in the old city of Dhaka on January 3, 2014. Sheikh Hasina, the 66-year-old prime minister of Bangladesh, the daughter of the nation’s founder, is certain to win a new five-year term when Bangladesh holds its 10th parliamentary elections without any of her opponents standing. Bangladesh’s main opposition party has called for a non-stop blockade, rejecting plans for a January 5 election and plunging the nation into fresh political turmoil. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

Jan. 3 Daily Brief: Garment workers protest, cross country skiing, snow in New York City