Anti-government activists rally in Madagascar's capital, demanding the resignation of the president.

Thousands have marched in protest against new electoral laws in Madagascar's capital.

Madagascar troops are deployed to a major site of protests against electoral laws.

One person dies and 16 others are injured in clashes between Madagascar's security forces and thousands of opposition activists, according to the head of a hospital in Antananarivo.

Madagascar police fired teargas at opposition demonstrators protesting against new electoral laws they say are designed to lock out their candidate from a presidential election due later this year.

A powerful tropical storm that lashed the island of Madagascar has left 20 people dead and affected 19,000 more.

The UN humanitarian agency says the death toll from a cyclone in Madagascar has reached 33.