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Jerking is a Los Angeles dance phenomenon that comes with its own dress code.

The Chinese government has held an American oil geologist on suspicion of stealing state secrets for nearly two years, prompting President Obama to raise the issue during his visit to Beijing.

When Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta closed its dialysis unit, many illegal immigrants had nowhere to turn.

The French Football Federation turns down the Republic of Ireland's request for a replay of their controversial World Cup play-off game.

Engineers have sent proton particles all the way round the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) machine for the first time in more than a year.

The UK apologises to Spain after the Royal Navy uses a buoy with Spanish colours for target practice off Gibraltar.

Officials from six countries and the European Union expressed disappointment that Iran had not accepted a deal to export most of its enriched uranium.

A body found after a bridge collapse in what the Environment Agency says is "unprecedented" flooding is that of missing Pc Bill Barker.

One in five Americans needed help paying for basic needs, according to a 2005 census survey.

The Bloomberg administration, which has said it wants to avert layoffs, has not disclosed the change to the public.

In the suit, the state’s attorney general asserted that Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings provided misleading ratings that led to hundreds of millions of losses for state funds.

After spending $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since 2003, the U.S. is concerned that Iraqis won’t be able to maintain the facilities once the Americans have left.

Top names from the worlds of TV, music and theatre are taking part in this year's Children In Need show.

A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates say via video footage that they fear they may be killed within a week.

Eccentric chart-topper Lady Gaga is to sing for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance at Blackpool's Opera House.

Labour pledged to cut high hedges in 2003. Did it work?

A body is found as a search is carried out for a police officer who went missing as major floods swept through towns in Cumbria.

The appointment of a senator to replace Barack Obama gets scrutiny from the Senate Ethics Committee.

About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal.

England's university funding chief says a golden age may be over as funding falls behind overseas competitors.

Oprah Winfrey confirmed to viewers what she told her staff members on Thursday afternoon: that she is ending her successful daytime talk show in September 2011.

Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients.

A man who carjacked a mother-of-four leaving her fighting for her life is found guilty of deliberately running her over.

Police are injured as Egypt fans' anger over reported violence after a World Cup game erupts in Cairo.

The six major powers say they are disappointed with Iran's apparent rejection of a deal over its nuclear programme.

Police chiefs may quit if the Tories introduced elected commissioners, claims Sir Hugh Orde. What do you think?

How do Senate leaders persuade fence-sitters to vote against their own political instincts?

A 14-year old boy is dead and a 16-year-old boy is critically ill after an accident involving a quad bike in County Londonderry.

Rain and flooding causes problems in Dumfries and Galloway after its wettest November day on record.

Michael Schumacher will race in Formula 1 for Mercedes' new team in 2010, BBC Sport's Eddie Jordan believes.

A further 381 stores are to close at off licence group First Quench, with the loss of 1,908 jobs, the firm's administrators announce.