Technology giant Apple releases its quarterly results, with markets anxious to see signs of strength in the company after its share price plummeted in recent weeks. Analysts predict the company's first-quarter profit will show a decline for the first time in a decade, hurt by the launch of new products with lower profit margins and slower growth in sales of its flagship iPhone.

France's National Assembly votes on a controversial bill to allow gay marriage and give gay couples the right to adopt. The issue has proved hugely divisive in a country which, while officially secular, is still predominantly Catholic. Tens of thousands of opponents and supporters have mobilised in recent months in sometimes violent protests.

The firebrand former leader of the ANC's youth wing appears in court on charges of money laundering and racketeering. Julius Malema was emerging as a powerful and radical voice in South Africa's ruling party before he and four associates were charged with the offences. Police in the city of Polokwane have pledged to close off roads near the courthouse, despite a vow by Malema's supporters not to stage a protest.

Lawmakers get an update on the development of the West Kowloon Cultural District at a meeting of the subcommittee devoted to the cultural hub. Legislative Council members will be briefed on the latest developments on the M+ visual culture museum as well as the park development and the use of the land in the run-up to the opening of the arts hub.