CURRENT NEWS ITEM: LOCUSTS SWARM DOWN UNDER

TOP - 50 RELEVANT BREAKING NEWS

1. Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm Animatic Cutscene

   Take a look at this animatic for StarCraft II, soon to be another epic Cinematic cutscene.

2. Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm Protoss Cutscene

   Take a look at this cinematic cutscene featuring Protoss stompin some Zerg.

3. Morning Memo: Peter Cook's Girlfriend Talks About Sex Tape; Paparazzi Swarm Katie Holmes on Bway; Gyllenhaal Parents Split

   Diana Bianchi, who co-stars with Christy Brinkley's ex-husband Peter Cook in a recently uncovered sex tape, claims "she had no idea she was ever being recorded." Meanwhile, Mr. Cook seems to be attempting to blame Ms. Bianchi for the leak: "I have no comment on this crap," he said. "I don't know what she's doing or why she's doing it." [P6] Paparazzi have been mobbing the Broadway performances of All My Sons, which stars Katie Holmes. Meanwhile, the anti-Scientology group Anonymous, which has been protesting outside the theater since previews, has been quarantined down the street. [OK!] Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal and Stephen Gyllenhaal, parents to Maggie and Jake, are getting divorced. [TMZ]  read more »

4. Rats swarm in India as bamboo blossoms

   India's hill state of Mizoram is playing host to swarms of black rats, attracted by the flowering bamboo.

5. With One Week Left, Surrogates Swarm Va.

   Democrat Timothy M. Kaine and Republican George Allen clashed on offshore oil drilling, climate change and energy independence at a recent debate attended by a couple of hundred people at the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott.

6. Porsche and VW share row: how Germany got revenge on the hedge fund 'locusts'

   Gordon Rayner discovers how financial predators became the prey in the audacious multibillion takeover of VW by Porsche.

7. Obama Supporters Swarm White House

   ABC News Jon Garcia reports: Hundreds of cheering, screaming students from George Washington University in Washington DC streamed into the streets and down Pennsylvania Ave to chant and gloat out in front of the White House. The students, who'd gathered...

8. Lobbyists swarm the U.S. Treasury for a helping of bailout pie

   The $700 billion economic rescue pool is evaporating after the plan set off a lobbying free-for-all.

9. Lobbyists Swarm the Treasury for a Helping of the Bailout Pie

   The $700 billion economic rescue pool is evaporating after the plan set off a lobbying free-for-all.

10. Lobbyists Swarm the Treasury for Piece of Bailout Pie

    The $700 billion economic rescue pool is evaporating after the plan set off a lobbying free-for-all.

11. Collins, Jayhawks swarm Florida Gulf Coast 85-45

    Sherron Collins had a career-high 25 points and No. 24 Kansas raced away from Florida Gulf Coast 85-45 in the CBE Classic on Tuesday night after raising its 2008 national championship banner.

12. Collins, Jayhawks Swarm Florida Gulf Coast

    LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Sherron Collins had a career-high 25 points and No. 24 Kansas raced away from Florida Gulf Coast 85-45 in the CBE Classic on Tuesday night after raising its 2008 national championship banner.

13. Investors swarm Treasurys on carmaker fears

    NEW YORK -- Investors flooded into government debt again on Thursday, launching the 30-year Treasury bond to a huge one-day gain as worries mounted about an auto industry collapse.

14. Locusts poised to destroy Australia's crops

    It's a hard life raising crops in Australia, as farmers often remind the 85 per cent of Australians who live on the coast. Recent rains in New South Wales provided a bit of relief from the worst drought in a century, but now those living on the land face another challenge: locusts.

15. Protesters swarm Thai airport, takeoffs suspended

    BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Protesters swarmed Thailand's main international airport Tuesday, forcing the cancellation of departing flights just hours after their comrades opened fire on government supporters in a clash on the streets of the capital....

16. Scientists watch unusual Yellowstone quake swarm

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- Scientists are closely monitoring more than 250 small earthquakes that have occurred in Yellowstone National Park since Friday. Swarms of small earthquakes happen frequently in Yellowstone. But Robert Smith, a professor of geophysics at the University of Utah, says it's very unusual to have so many over several days....

17. Scientists eye swarm of Yellowstone quakes

    Yellowstone National Park was jostled by a host of small earthquakes for a third straight day Monday, and scientists watched closely to see whether the more than 250 tremors were a sign of something bigger to come.

18. Scientists eye unusual swarm of Yellowstone quakes

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- Yellowstone National Park was jostled by a host of small earthquakes for a third straight day Monday, and scientists watched closely to see whether the more than 250 tremors were a sign of something bigger to come. Swarms of small earthquakes happen frequently in Yellowstone, but it's very unusual for so many earthquakes to happen over several days, said Robert Smith, a professor of geophysics at the University of Utah....

19. Earthquakes Still Swarm Yellowstone Supervolcano Caldera

20. Earthquake Swarm at Yellowstone Supervolcano: Update

21. Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm: Updated

22. Did comet 'swarm' cause killer cold spell?

    Tiny diamonds sprinkled across North America suggest a "swarm" of comets hit the Earth around 13,000 years ago, kicking up enough disruption to send the planet into a cold spell and drive mammoths and other creatures into extinction, scientists reported on Friday.

23. Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm: Latest Supervolcano Update

24. Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm Screens

    5 new shots posted.