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Thousands of troops and their weapons are parading through Beijing. The show of force marks 80 years since the formal surrender of the Japanese at the end of World War Two. President Xi Jinping has said his country is 'unstoppable' and will 'never be intimidated' by bullies as he unveiled China's arsenal of weapons, including nuclear missiles with global reach.

Surviviors in Afghanistan's remote villages hit by the earthquake have spent another night without shelter. According to authorities there more than fourteen hundred people are known to have died.

The African Union is calling for a truce between Sudan鈥檚 warring parties to allow aid to reach the victims of a devastating landslide in the Darfur region. It's thought between three-hundred and a thousand people may have died on Sunday night in the village of Tarsin, in the remote, mountainous Jebel Marra area after days of heavy rain. We hear from the Sudan Liberation Army Movement that controls the area.

Presenters: James Copnall and Pria Rai

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and heads of foreign delegations arrive for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing. Credit:Sergey Bobylev/Sputnic via REUTERS).