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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the leaders of Madagascar to resolve their differences after an anti-government rally a day earlier turned violent and left more than two dozen people dead.

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Ban deplored the violence and called Sunday on authorities "to urgently initiate a fair process by which those responsible will be brought to justice."

Ban also blamed the "tragedy" on a "lack of restraint on all sides." Read full article »

Journalist Dregoire Pourtier in Antananarivo, Madagascar, contributed to this report.

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