Human sacrifice

The Greek National Opera's (364 Syngrou) new season opens with a double bill of Christoph Willibald Gluck's "Iphigenia in Aulis" and "Iphigenia in Tauris." A collaboration with the Aix-en-Provence Festival and Paris National Opera, the production, directed by the acclaimed Dmitri Tcherniakov, explores the myth of the Atreides and Gluck's dramatic realism.

The possible living face of Peru's most famous mummy, a teenage Inca girl sacrificed in a ritual more than 500 years ago atop the Andes, was unveiled Tuesday.

The silicone-made bust portrays a young woman with pronounced cheekbones, black eyes and tanned skin.

On World Animal Day, Turkey marks the Feast of Sacrifice with scenes of celebration and protests

On World Animal Day, Turkey marks the Feast of Sacrifice with scenes of celebration and protests