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Astana Opera ballet company wins hearts of Italian audience The Astana Opera ballet company has won hearts of the audience with the Gala Ballet at the Italy’s oldest theatre Carlo Felice.

30 January 2015

Maria Mudryak mulls solo concert in Kazakhstan Opera singer Maria Mudryak from Kazakhstan will give solo concerts in Almaty and Astana in May. The events are dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory Day.

28 January 2015

Astana Opera tours Italy with Spartacus: Tengrinews streams live The Astana Opera ballet company from Kazakhstan is currently touring Italy.

22 January 2015

Berlusconi pact riles rebels as Italy electoral law approved Italy's Senate adopted the framework of a new electoral law aimed at ending the country's chronic political instability.

22 January 2015

Pope says Catholics do not need to breed 'like rabbits' Pope Francis has said that good Catholics do not have to breed "like rabbits".

20 January 2015

Kazakhstan's Poltoranin finishes 2nd at Italian Tour de Ski Kazakhstani skier Alexey Poltoranin has arrived second at the Tour de Ski 15-kilometer classic race.

13 January 2015

Italy PM calls for EU intelligence agency after Paris attacks Italy's Prime Minister called for the European Union to have its own intelligence agency following the bloodiest attack on French soil in half a century.

10 January 2015

Kazakhstan's Poltoranin wins Tour de Ski stage in Italy Kazakhstani skier Alexey Poltoranin has won the fourth stage of the Tour de Ski.

08 January 2015

Pope names 20 cardinals, many from developing world Pope Francis on Sunday named 20 new cardinals, a majority of them from Africa, Asia and Latin America, increasingly key areas.

05 January 2015

Astana Opera dancers to perform in Milan next year Leading dancers of Astana Opera Aigerim Beketayeva and Yerkin Rakhmatullaev have been invited to perform on the stage of La Scala theatre In Milan.

25 December 2014

Pope calls for greater empathy in Christmas Eve mass Pope Francis urged people to have greater empathy towards family and friends with problems in his Christmas Eve mass.

25 December 2014

A series of tremors has Florence concerned for its 'David More than 250 minor tremors have rattled the Florence region over the past three days, sparking alarm in Italy over the safety of Michelangelo's "David" statue.

21 December 2014

Kerry, Lavrov meet as tensions soar over Ukraine Top US diplomat met his Russian counterpart, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible lethal military aid for Ukraine.

15 December 2014

Maria Mudryak to perform in Astana Opera for the first time Italian opera singer Maria Mudryak will perform for the first time on the stage of Astana Opera in Kazakhstan.

05 December 2014

Pope calls on Muslim leaders to condemn Islamist terror Pope Francis urged Muslim leaders worldwide to "clearly" condemn terrorism carried out in the name of Islam.

01 December 2014

On Turkey trip, Pope to reach out to Islamic world Pope Francis heads to Turkey with a brief to use his populist touch to rebuild bridges with the Islamic world that were damaged by his predecessor Benedict XVI.

27 November 2014

Kazakhstan among countries with highest police presence per person Kazakhstan is among the most policed countries in the world along with Italy, Portugal and Russia.

26 November 2014

Italy's first female astronaut heads to ISS in Russian craft A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Italy's first female astronaut safely blasted off Sunday to begin its journey to the International Space Station.

24 November 2014

Italy arrests doctors in baby milk bribes scandal Italian police placed 12 doctors under house arrest on suspicion of promoting baby milk formula over breastfeeding in exchange for kickbacks including luxury holidays.

22 November 2014

Kazakhstan Parliament ratifies extradition agreement with Italy The Kazakhstan Parliament has ratified the Agreement on Extradition of Convicts between Kazakhstan and Italy.

20 November 2014

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