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Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is hinting that her party is headed for victory as officials count the votes from the weekend elections. But she's also advising members of the National League for Democracy that if they win as expected, they should win with class: "I want to remind you all that even candidates who didn't win have to accept the winners but it is important not to provoke the candidates who didn't win to make them feel bad," Suu Kyi said. Myanmar's first mostly-free election in 25 years drew about an 80 percent turnout.
Detainees on Christmas Island are relaying takes of chaos and destruction in the detention camp: Fences and walls are reportedly knocked over, buildings are ransacked, and guards have allegedly abandoned their posts. A man describing himself as a detainee told reporters that he and a couple of dozens others have barricaded themselves for safety amid fires and violence. Details are disjointed, but most agree that the melee started after the body of Iranian Kurdish refugee Fazal Chegeni who was found at the base of a cliff on Sunday, hours after he escaped.
Hopes are fading for the missing in the Brazilian town of Bento Rodrigues, days after a dam co-owned by BHO-Billiton collapsed. Minas Gerais state Governor Fernando Pimentel said it's unlikely the missing will ever be found, and the case of the dam burst is unknown. It sent water and red clay mud down, burying much of the town. Survivors say they were given no warning, and managed to scrambled to higher ground only because they heard the rumble of the mud coming down at them. From 19 to 28 people are unaccounted for, and one person is confirmed dead.
The regional parliament of Catalonia will begin debating a proposal on seceding from Spain, and given the current climate, a vote could follow at a fast pace. Conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy bitterly opposes the idea and vows to take legal action if the Barcelona-based parliament approves it.
An American college football team has gone on strike, refusing to play until the president of their university is fired. African American players at the University of Missouri-Columbia complain of a culture of racial slurs and favoritism towards whites. Their coach and the white player son the team immediately backed them up. One of the more recent incidents involved a nazi swastika drawn with feces on a student residence. But students and the players complain that university President Tim Wolfe's response has been slow and argumentative, blaming the black students for their own oppression.