* About 2,000 people gathered at Vladimir Lenin's mausoleum to mark the anniversary of the Bolshevik leader's birth
* France voted in presidential elections, with right-wing candidate Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal seen as the main contenders for the president's office
* Syrians voted to elect a new legislature, the People's Council, with the ruling Baath Party expected to win a majority of the seats
* A U.S. naval jet crashed at an air show in South Carolina, killing one pilot, the press office of the U.S. Navy said
* An "ice period" is ensuing in Poland's relations with Russia, a senior Polish official said, after European Union and Russian representatives failed to agree a deal on ending a ban on Polish meat imports
