Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman and first African to lead IOC
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Young boy survives 5 nights lost in game park full of lions
Officials in Zimbabwe say 7-year-old Tinotenda Pudu survived five nights in the "unforgiving wild" of a game park thanks to his wilderness skills.
100 elephant deaths in Zimbabwe blamed on drought, climate change
At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe's largest national park in recent weeks because of drought.
6 miners killed, 15 trapped after Zimbabwe gold mine collapses
Rescue operations were underway on Saturday at Beyhose mine in the gold rich town of Chegutu, about 60 miles west of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe.
Freddy could be longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record
The storm has already killed at least 21 people and displaced thousands of others as it continues its "very rare" track.
Animal activist bonds with hippo
For thirty years, Karen Paolillo dedicated herself to protecting wild hippos from drought and poachers in Zimbabwe. But even Paolillo was surprised when a hippo wandered into her own backyard and the two formed an immediate attachment. Chip Reid has more.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted during a rare meeting of his ruling party that his economic plan failed. Also, Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and three nearby areas after days of record new coronavirus infections and a rising death toll, and Zimbabwe is in a new monthlong lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi joins CBSN AM from London with those stories.
Hundreds of elephants may have died from toxic algae, officials say
More than 330 elephants in the Sergona area in Southern Africa died this summer, and climate change likely played a role, but there are still unanswered questions.
More than 20 elephants found dead in Botswana
Authorities are investigating a series of mysterious elephant deaths in Zimbabwe and Botswana. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joins CBSN to talk about the latest.
At least 45 killed by Iraqi security forces
At least 45 protesters in Iraq were killed in clashes with security forces. Also, Italian police arrested 19 far-right extremists on charges of trying to start a neo-Nazi party, and Zimbabwe is on the brink of man-made starvation. CBS News' Rylee Carlson joined "CBSN AM" with those stories.
Zimbabwe suffers worst drought in century
According to the World Food Programme, Zimbabwe needs more than $200 million in emergency aid. Climate change is being widely blamed for the crisis, as CBS News correspondent Debora Patta reports from South Africa.
Zimbabwe is now investigating mystery elephant deaths, too
After more than 250 elephants die in Botswana for unknown reasons, neighboring Zimbabwe reports 11 deaths, and suggests overpopulation could be the cause.
Zimbabwe's ruling party threatens to expel "thug" U.S. ambassador
"Diplomats should not behave like thugs, and Brian Nichols is a thug," says spokesman for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's party.
Park rangers drown after being overpowered by poachers on boat
Authorities say rangers had arrested four men for poaching and were transporting them by boat when the four suspects overpowered the rangers and threw them into Lake Kariba.
Elephant death toll in Zimbabwe rises to 200 amid severe drought
Giraffes, zebras, hippos, impalas and buffaloes are also dying due to the drought
More than 100 elephants die amid severe drought in Zimbabwe
As temperatures soar over 113 degrees, severe conditions are also threatening 11 million people with hunger across southern Africa
Water cut off for 2 million residents of Zimbabwe's capital
Lack of funds for treatment chemicals and low water levels in polluted dams thanks to drought have left the south African nation parched
Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has died at 95
Mugabe was a revolutionary hero who turned the new African country into his personal fiefdom and a virtual one-party state during his 37-year reign
Zimbabwe wants to sell its wild elephants
Zimbabwe's tourism minister says they're selling them to Angola and any other country "who wants our wildlife"
"Lives shattered": Cyclone death toll soars with hundreds still missing
A week after Cyclone Idai lashed southern Africa, flooding still raged as torrential rains caused a dam to overflow in Zimbabwe, threatening riverside populations
Overwhelmed rescuers forced to leave some cyclone victims behind
"Sometimes we can only save 2 out of 5," says rescuer helping to pluck people from roofs and treetops in Mozambique, "the others will perish"
Cyclone leaves "inland oceans" and thousands at risk in Mozambique
Thousands are marooned by "inland oceans extending for miles and miles," and the floodwaters are still rising
Cyclone death toll may top 1,000 in Africa
Cyclone Idai has affected more than 1.5 million people in mainly poor, rural areas of Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe leader vows probe amid deadly crackdown on protesters
President Emmerson Mnangagwa calls violence by security forces "unacceptable," pledges investigation, but opposition says beatings continue
Georgia hunter threatened over photos with dead elephant speaks out
Mike Jines, a partner with TopGen Energy, said his critics are misinterpreting what really happened
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