http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Two-Killed-Hundreds-Injured-in-Algerian-Food-Riots-113133109.html
This article is a brief look into an incident in Algeria where a food riot on January 8, 2011 claimed the lives of two people and injured hundreds of others. Citizens ransacked government buildings over the rising costs of food items such as sugar and flour. Riot police were forced to shoot the protesters, resulting in the death of two civilians.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/world/asia/14australia.html
This article is about how the Australian floods in Brisbane and other Queensland areas have peaked far beyond anyone's predictions. The water level in some places has reached a height of almost 15 feet. Many people were not insured for flood damages, and the government has released a statement claiming clean up and reconstruction will be on a "post war" scale.
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