Over the last 10 months, populace has had to deal with a dizzying series of events that have upended an artificial sense of security

Buildings already pockmarked and made frail by Lebanon's devastating 1975-1990 civil war are damaged beyond repair, while others need urgent repairs before the winter rains

Government's resignation has done little to extinguish anger after deadly port blast and years of corruption

Explosion fuels outrage against top political leaders as documents emerge showing they knew about existence of stockpile in heart of capital and did nothing about it

UN estimates that port explosion displaced about 100,000 children as harrowing stories emerge of kids reacting with terror, parents trying to help them cope with fear

160-year-old Sursock Palace survived turmoil and wars, but the damage from the explosion will take years of careful restoration to fix, owner says

After 3 days of rescue operations and with 21 still missing, military says officials have finished the phase that 'involved the possibility' of finding people alive

Official cites assessments by French experts on the scene; explosion was recorded by sensors as having the power of a magnitude 3.3 earthquake

Led by former army officers, demonstrators peacefully entered the building to express anger over the Beirut explosion and economic woes, before being forced out 3 hours later

'We are taking over the foreign ministry as a seat of the revolution,' retired army officer declares; demonstrators also take over economy ministry, HQ of banking association