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| Death halts Madagascar protests | Death halts Madagascar protests |
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| Madagascar's opposition leader Andry Rajoelina has suspended protests which have led to widespread looting, after one of his supporters was shot dead. | Madagascar's opposition leader Andry Rajoelina has suspended protests which have led to widespread looting, after one of his supporters was shot dead. |
| "We are suspending the movement today. Everyone should stay at home," he said. | "We are suspending the movement today. Everyone should stay at home," he said. |
| A BBC correspondent says the streets of the capital Antananarivo are quiet, except for smouldering fires in shops and some looters carrying goods. | A BBC correspondent says the streets of the capital Antananarivo are quiet, except for smouldering fires in shops and some looters carrying goods. |
| Mr Rajoelina is reportedly refusing to meet the president until those who shot the protester are arrested. | Mr Rajoelina is reportedly refusing to meet the president until those who shot the protester are arrested. |
| "There will be no meeting nor dialogue [with the president] until the military personnel who killed one of my supporters are held to account," Mr Rajoelina told local radio, reports Reuters news agency. | "There will be no meeting nor dialogue [with the president] until the military personnel who killed one of my supporters are held to account," Mr Rajoelina told local radio, reports Reuters news agency. |
| President Marc Ravalomanana has called for talks with Mr Rajoelina, who is the 34-year-old mayor of Antananarivo. | President Marc Ravalomanana has called for talks with Mr Rajoelina, who is the 34-year-old mayor of Antananarivo. |
| "I call on people to calm down. We need to put aside our pride, our egos. We need to talk," the president said on private Radio Antsiva, according to AFP news agency.Andry Rajoelina's TV network was closed last month | |
| The opposition called the protests after its TV and radio stations were shut down. | The opposition called the protests after its TV and radio stations were shut down. |
| Tens of thousands of people gathered on Monday to hear a speech by Mr Rajoelina. | Tens of thousands of people gathered on Monday to hear a speech by Mr Rajoelina. |
| The state-owned TV and radio stations were then attacked and shops looted overnight. | The state-owned TV and radio stations were then attacked and shops looted overnight. |
| The protests have led President Ravalomanana to cut short a trip to South Africa. | The protests have led President Ravalomanana to cut short a trip to South Africa. |
| Mr Rajoelina's TV network Viva was closed last month, after broadcasting an interview with Mr Ravalomanana's foe, former President Didier Ratsiraka. | Mr Rajoelina's TV network Viva was closed last month, after broadcasting an interview with Mr Ravalomanana's foe, former President Didier Ratsiraka. |
| The BBC's Christina Corbett in Antananarivo says the protests have left people afraid of a return to the kind of political deadlock that followed Mr Ravalomanana's election in 2001. | The BBC's Christina Corbett in Antananarivo says the protests have left people afraid of a return to the kind of political deadlock that followed Mr Ravalomanana's election in 2001. |