A combination photo shows the presidential palace before (bottom) and after the January 12, 2010 earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation in Port-au-Prince. A major earthquake rocked Haiti, killing possibly thousands of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and left the Caribbean nation appealing for international help. Pictures taken January 13, 2010 (top) and May 11, 2006 (bottom).[Xinhua]