Fresh protests in Antananarivo drew large crowds in one of the biggest gatherings since a protest movement erupted on the Indian Ocean island on September 25. Some soldiers joined after announcing they would refuse any orders to shoot demonstrators.

President Andry Rajoelina had promised to resign if he didn't fix the country's problems within a year.

ANTANANARIVO: Several thousand anti-government demonstrators marched on Thursday through Madagascar’s capital, several of them injured when police cracked down on the latest…