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The bombing of Qana, which killed at least 23 people in one apartment building, became a turning point in the conflict. Rescue workers pass a demolished mosque as they remove one of the victims.

Israeli-Hezbollah Conflict July 12th, 2006 marked the beginning of a month-long battle between the Israeli military and Hezbollah forces after their abduction of two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border attack. Few anticipated the intensity of the…

At the Fanar Mental Hospital in Lebanon, a skeleton staff of three is caring for over 200 patients as the Israeli bombardment continues. Medication is running out for the patients and there is no relief in sight.

The James Andrew Band performs at a neighborhood party as like comes back to the streets of New Orleans. Glen Andrews, left, says 'We lost everything.'

Performer Debbie Davis puts on powder before the show at Tipitina Theater in the French Quarter of New Orleans, where the tradition of burlesque is making a comeback.

Jaquetta Banks, age 8, leads the way as a group of children enter the St. Joan of Arc Church in New Orleans for their first communion service. It was the first such ceremony since Hurricane Katrina.

A Haitian man collapses from heat exhaustion and hunger during turmoil in the country. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere and change is slow to come.

Violence broke out in Port-au-Prince last February after news of a possible election run-off and voting fraud angered supporters of presidential candidate Rene Preval.

Desperate for change, Haitians fight to get into a polling station to cast their vote in the first presidential election since the ousting of former President Jean Bertrand Aristide. UN troops and Haitian police work to control the crowd.

A Haitian woman collapses as she is moved by the spirit which she believes will cleanse her of her sins. Haitian Christianity is derived from African culture.