Hello, you're with BBC World News
with me, Karin Giannone.
Our headlines:
Clashes have taken place between police
and groups of demonstrators
in the Egyptian capital, Cairo,
on the second anniversary
of the start of the uprising
that swept Hosni Mubarak from power.
A growing number of protesters
are gathering in Tahrir Square.
A state-run Chinese newspaper's
warned that Beijing would not hesitate
to reduce aid to North Korea
if it proceeds with another nuclear test.
It follows Pyongyang's defiant response
to tighter UN sanctions imposed
for its long-range missile launch
last month.
Public transport is at a stand-still
in the Greek capital Athens,
leaving many commuters stranded.
Transport unions called a strike after
riot police carried out a pre-dawn raid
on a train depot in Athens,
where workers had barricaded
themselves in.
Russia's parliament's expected
to back a controversial bill
which activists say
could restrict gay rights.