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.