Polls show that the Socialist party will finish third in next month's European elections, behind the conservative UMP and the National Front.

The main Western-backed opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition, says dozens of people were hurt in a poison gas attack.

The State Prosecution office is expected to communicate with Italian authorities over the issue through the Interpol office in Beirut.

One of the XP-related downloads spotted by the firm was for a driver update suite that users have to pay to register.

France has also been leading efforts by the Paris Club of creditor nations to resume debt negotiations with Havana, broken off in 2000.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pursuing this issue through anticipated legal channels at the UN," Abbas Araghchi said.

Investigation found that updated software issued between May 2011 and July 2012 meant that 15 million users were not given a choice.

The NKR army continued with their military duty in line with ceasefire principles, taking necessary measures to protect the frontline.