Lead actor Shahab Hosseini won a Palme d'Or for best actor and Farhadi won the award for best screenplay.

"We can say with certainty that the party has achieved a very good result; it's won," Putin said at the United Russia headquarters.

Turkey has suffered a series of attacks blamed on IS jihadists including a suicide bombing at a Kurdish wedding.

Palestinians have carried out a wave of attacks, mainly stabbings, over the past year, killing 34 Israelis and two visiting Americans.

Karabakh Defense Army troops continue controlling the situation along the entire line of contact and protecting their positions.

The air raid by killed dozens of Syrian soldiers and led to a harsh verbal attack on Washington by Damascus and Moscow.

Other big winners of the night included The People vs OJ Simpson - a dramatisation of the OJ Simpson trial of the 1990s.

Gagik Sargsyan from opposition Civil Contract party won regional elections in Nor Kyank community in Armenia’s Aragatsotn province.

Merkel's popularity has waned since her decision last year to allow more than a million migrants into Germany.

Authorities say there is no evidence that the attacks were coordinated but their timing in under 24 hours raises fears about security.