Curfew declared in Madagascar capital after violent protests

Authorities in Madagascar on Thursday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the capital, after protests over frequent power outages and water shortages turned violent, according to a top security official. Police fired teargas to disperse the thousands of mostly youth protesters who were marching and carrying placards, in Antananarivo, the capital, according to a Reuters witness. The demonstrators were denouncing the government and demanding restoration of reliable water and electricity across the country. "There are unfortunately individuals taking advantage of the situation to destroy other people's property," General Angelo Ravelonarivo, who heads a joint security body that includes the police and the military, said in a statement he read on privately owned Real TV late on Thursday. To protect "the population...