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Hello, you're with BBC World News
with me, Karin Giannone.

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Our headlines:

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Clashes have taken place between police
and groups of demonstrators

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in the Egyptian capital, Cairo,

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on the second anniversary
of the start of the uprising

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that swept Hosni Mubarak from power.

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A growing number of protesters
are gathering in Tahrir Square.

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A state-run Chinese newspaper's
warned that Beijing would not hesitate

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to reduce aid to North Korea

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if it proceeds with another nuclear test.

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It follows Pyongyang's defiant response
to tighter UN sanctions imposed

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for its long-range missile launch
last month.

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Public transport is at a stand-still
in the Greek capital Athens,

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leaving many commuters stranded.

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Transport unions called a strike after
riot police carried out a pre-dawn raid

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on a train depot in Athens,

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where workers had barricaded
themselves in.

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Russia's parliament's expected
to back a controversial bill

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which activists say
could restrict gay rights.