Ottawa, May 26 : Inspired by the fictional Indiana Jones, a British archaeologist is exploring an ancient city along the Silk Road in Turkmenistan, which was once a thriving metropolis.
Amman - Jordan and Canada plan to wrap up a nuclear cooperation agreement this summer, Khalid Touqan, head of Jordan's Nuclear Authority, said Thursday.
Haines Junction, Canada - The view from the seaplane is impressive. Icefields extend into the distance along with furrowed plains and snow-capped mountains.
The few clouds in the dark blue sky are no match for the sun's rays that cause the ice in Kluane National Park in Canada's Yukon to glisten.
The sun also makes sure that Canada's highest peak, Mount Logan, situated on the horizon, is set in the right light.
Mount Logan is 5,959 metres high and is the second highest mountain in North America after Mount McKinley in Alaska. Europe's Alps seem almost like a mid-size mountain range by comparison.
But looked at from a small airplane, Mount Logan is not as imposing as some peaks in the Alps.
Arctic Bay, Canada - Emily Emudluk strides up to the microphone and explains that "kattajjaq", the Inuit art of throat- singing, has always been important to the womenfolk of this Canadian Artic p