DNA study of Bronze Age tombs in Turkey reveals teenage human sacrifices, challenging ideas about early Mesopotamian society.

Archaeologists are unsure why unrelated teenagers were buried in an elaborate Bronze Age tomb but think their age may be a ...

As these difficult times demand great personal sacrifice from a select few, the rest of us should consider the meaning behind ...

A 65-year-old man was allegedly murdered and sacrificed in a tantrik ritual in Aurangabad, with his torso burned in a Holika ...

Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.

Anime often explores spiritual and philosophical questions by drawing on Japan’s religious traditions to examine themes of fate, self-sacrifice and the struggle between desire and duty.

VICENZA, Italy — When Jim Matchin visits the home of his former unit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, he sees memorials to fallen soldiers from World War II and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Hossam Shabat’s mother mourns her son’s death, calling him a hero who gave his life to reveal Gaza’s horror. UN secretary-general makes ‘difficult decision’ to withdraw 30 percent of ...