Australia police calm unrest at immigration center

Australian police used pepper spray to quell an overnight protest at an offshore detention center that has been the scene of unrest in the past, officials said Friday.

Protests frequently erupt at the overcrowded Christmas Island center, where Australia processes asylum seekers who have often fled poverty and war in the Middle East or Asia. In March, more than 200 detainees demanding visas set fire to buildings and tried to escape from the center. Police also responded to that demonstration. (AP)