Today in photos (Jan.8)

A Venezuelan embassy worker holds a framed image of Venezuela’s ailing President Hugo Chavez during the monthly Catholic service devoted to the sick at the Church of Our Lady of Regla, in Regla, across the bay from Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Venezuela’s government said Monday, Chavez is in a “stable situation” in a Cuban hospital receiving treatment due to a severe respiratory infection. The update came as other government officials reiterated their stance that the president need not be sworn in for a new term as scheduled this Thursday and could instead have his inauguration at a later date. (Ramon Espinosa / Associated Press)

Panasonic CEO North America, Joe Taylor, holds a 20-inch 4K tablet during a presentation at a keynote address during the Consumer Electronics Show, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Las Vegas. (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press)

A Syrian refugee boy runs to his family tent at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Syrian refugees in a Jordanian camp attacked aid workers with sticks and stones on Tuesday, frustrated after cold, howling winds swept away their tents and torrential rains flooded muddy streets overnight. Police said seven aid workers were injured. (Mohammad Hannon / Associated Press)

Steve Courtoreille, Chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation, speaks about legal action being taken against the Canada federal government on Parliament Hill Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press)

A model wears an outfit by designer Vivienne Westwood for her Autumn/Winter installation show during Men’s London Collections in central London, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: JRLON113 (Joel Ryan / Invision)

A flag waves from the top of the Jet Star Roller Coaster, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 in Seaside Heights, N.J. Police detained a man who allegedly placed the flag after climbing on the roller coaster, which has been sitting on the ocean after part of the Funtown Pier was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy. Officials say the man came down from the top of the coaster and jumped into a police boat. He was handcuffed, walked through the surf and was escorted to a police car on the beach in Seaside Heights. (Julio Cortez / Associated Press)