| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Floods displace millions in Asia | | Torrential monsoon rains in the aftermath of cyclone Komen continue to cause flooding in India, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries, leaving hundreds dead and millions displaced. |
| Locust swarms plague Russia | | Millions of locusts have descended on farmlands in southern Russia, devouring entire fields of crops and causing officials to declare a state of emergency in the region. |
| Few in Zimbabwe had ever heard of 'famous lion' | | The killing of Cecil the lion by a U.S. dentist in Zimbabwe drew a swift and passionate backlash. A petition urging Walter Palmer's extradition to Zimbabwe garnered more than 220,000 signatures. TV host Jimmy Kimmel gave an emotional monologue condemning the killing. People sought to bring down Palmer's dental practice through negative Yelp reviews and protests. |
| U.S. doctor was hunting legally, his lawyer says | | The second American recently accused by the Zimbabwean government of illegally hunting in the African nation wasn't in Zimbabwe when the incident is alleged to have happened, his lawyer said Tuesday. |
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