Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, a top tourist spot, features extreme heat, acid pools, and toxic gases due to tectonic activity, hosting microbes in its hydrothermal pools and hot springs.

The 28-year-old finished well clear of Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei whilst Sifan Hassan, who edged Assefa for Olympic gold in Paris last year, was third.

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa set a new women's only world record of 2hr 15min 50sec as she won the London marathon on Sunday ...

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa smashed the women-only world record by 26 seconds en route to London Marathon victory on Sunday ...

After finishing as the runner-up in her last two marathons, Assefa delivered a record-breaking performance of 2:15:50 in ...

Four-time London champion Eliud Kipchoge and Olympic champions Sifan Hassan and Tamirat Tola among the favorites in Sunday's ...

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe produced a blistering performance to beat a star-studded field and win the men's London marathon in a ...

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa made up for her second spot last year to coast home in the women’s London Marathon in a world record ...

(Bloomberg) -- Ethiopia raised 3.2 billion birr ($24 million) after selling 10% of the shares on offer in its maiden initial public offering that was open for more than four months.

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon on Sunday for his biggest career victory after making a solo breakaway with ...

Tigst Assefa, the Ethiopian former world record holder, looks to have broken her sole rival at the front. She has moved clear ...

Kenya dominated the London Marathon as Sabastian Sawe powered to victory, extending the country’s incredible legacy on the global stage.