Rio, August 12, 2016 (GSN) - Ethiopian long-distance runner Almaz Ayana has set the world record in the women’s 10,000-meter race, finishing in 29 minutes and 17.45 seconds. In addition to winning the first gold medal for an African team in the 2016 Summer Olympics, Ayana beat the previous record, in place for the last 23 years, by a remarkable 14.46 seconds.

Juba, July 23, 2016 (GSN) - A faction of South Sudan's opposition has temporarily replaced its leader Riek Machar, who is also the country's first vice president, with mining minister Taban Deng Gai. Machar fled the capital, Juba, last week after a new outbreak of violence threatened to send the young country back to all-out civil war.

Additional 150 U.S. troops sent to Juba to guard embassy and to protect staffs

Washington, DC, July 20, 2016 (GSN) - President Obama is deploying up to 150 additional troops to South Sudan to secure the U.S. Embassy and personnel in the capital of Juba as violence erupts amid the collapse of a year-old cease-fire.