Australia agrees to close controversial refugee camp

Under Australian law, anyone intercepted trying to reach the country by boat is sent for processing to camps on the tiny Pacific island of Nauru or to Manus Island off Papua New Guinea. They are never eligible to be resettled in Australia. Some asylum seekers have spent years in the camps, which have been criticised by the UN and human rights groups, with reports of abuse and self-harm among detainees, including children. The announcement came after a daily published leaked documents detailing more than 2,000 incidents of sexual abuse, assault and attempted self-harm reported over two years at the Nauru detention centre.