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American and Chinese economies and societies have never been as closely joined as they are today, but strengthening trust between the two countries is essential to tackle big problems, said a report.

The report entitled “Building US-China Trust: Through Next Generation People, Platforms and Programmes” is a joint project by the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California and the School of International Studies of Peking University, reported Xinhua.

The Unicef has warned that children fraternity in Myanmar is facing different types of dangers in the light of recent fighting between government forces and Kachin rebels.

The recent fighting and the resulting displacement of thousands of people, have significantly increased the risks to young people, including possible recruitment, limited access to basic services and the threat of landmines, Xinhua quoted the Unicef as saying Tuesday.

Ukraine’s acting president Oleksandr Turchynov has ordered relaunching military operations against pro-Russian militants in the east after two people, one a local politician, were “tortured to death”.

The body of politician Vladimir Rybak, he said, was found near rebel-held Sloviansk, BBC reported Wednesday. The move came as US Vice-President Joe Biden was visiting Ukraine.

“The terrorists who effectively took the whole Donetsk region hostage have now gone too far,” he said.

A series of landslides over the past few days have disrupted traffic near Courmayeur, a renowned tourist resort in the Italian Alps, forcing temporarily closure of Mont Blanc tunnel, local reports said Tuesday.

Around 20,000 cubic meters of mud and rock fell Monday night, while another estimated 400,000 cubic meters of earth were on the move triggered by rising temperatures, Xinhua reported.

Local authorities reportedly closed Mont Blanc tunnel, which links Italy and France, for about two hours as a result of the crashing rocks.

A top UN official in Somalia Tuesday strongly condemned the murder of Somali lawmaker Abdelaziz Isaq Mursal, the second one to have been killed in less than 48 hours in the capital city of Mogadishu.

Nicholas Kay, the UN Secretary-General’s special representative for Somalia, said he was concerned by the recent attacks seen in Mogadishu and called on the authorities to investigate them and bring the perpetrators to justice at the earliest, Xinhua quoted UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric as telling reporters here at the daily briefing.

Nine people have been arrested on charges of leading, financing and organising violent anti-government protests in the Caracas municipality of Chacao, Venezuela’s interior minister reported Tuesday.

Thanks to “previous intelligence operations”, Miguel Rodriguez said, 10 homes were raided before dawn Tuesday, surprising nine people including one who, “according to people detained several days before, were handing out money” to demonstrators.

Ukraine relaunched military operations against pro-Kremlin separatists, hours after US Vice President Joe Biden ended a two-day visit to Kiev in which he warned Russia over its actions in the former Soviet republic.

The US Defence Department at the same time announced yesterday it was sending 600 troops to neighbouring Poland and to Baltic countries for “exercises”.

Russia already has tens of thousands of its troops massed on Ukraine’s eastern border.

Inter president Erik Thohir has insisted that Walter Mazzarri will stay put at the Nerazzurri next season in order to build the team.

Mazzarri’s life at Inter this season has been hard as his side faltered at times, but Thohir is sure of his coaching credentials, reported Xinhua.

Thohir suggested that Mazzarri will not only stay for this season, but also for the next one.

“Inter are now focusing on this season’s final four matches,” said Thohir. “In order to get the best results, we have to maintain the balance we have found.”