Engineers have used a flying drone to peer into the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sunday. The drone has been used by the US military and reportedly weighs about 23kg and has the propensity to withstand winds of up to 20 knots.

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Archaeologists have claimed they may well have found the oldest gay in the village. A 5 000 year old burial site and human remains are causing the stir and it’s got to do with the way the skeletal remains have been buried.

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It’s week 8 of Super Rugby 2011 and there are six games available for your viewing pleasure this weekend. Our Blokes on the couch have previewed each game for you, highlighting the key areas of each match and discussing the team selections and various other points of contention. And then there’s the live commentary. Follow link […]

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A US teacher has landed herself in some deep poo after a teaching stunt of hers went wrong. In order to help her class understand the American Civil War better, she staged a mock auction of black and mixed-race students in her primary school classroom. All together now: Only in America!

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Hello! It’s Friday, everything is awful except this. A German dude who entertains himself by building slingshots and posting videos of them online has built a crossbow that shoots machetes because if you really need a reason to build a machete crossbow, something is broken inside of you. Please, enjoy.

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The Beastie Boys’ new album is about to be released and that means their incredibly star-packed short film “Fight For You Right Revisted”, premiered at last month’s Sundance Film Festival, will also soon see the light of day.

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In case the message hasn’t already been made abundantly clear, South Africa needs to embrace new energy sources – and quickly. Eskom can’t foresee our (yes, it affects everyone) power supply problem improving for the next five years.

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The Sunderland chairman, Niall Quinn, has revealed that the club is in the process of being sued by a fan. The fan was injured when a stray shot hit him in the face while watching the team train a couple of years back. Apparently the Djibril Cisse strike knocked the fan clean out.

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Poor Herman, the guy just doesn’t seem to catch a break! In the third and final clip in the series of viral videos for the band, they visit a park. With lots of dogs. See what happens to Herman inside.

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And this time the target is Richard Mdluli, who has been indicted for murder, along with a slue of other charges. He also happens to be South Africa’s crime intelligence boss. I can see how this is problematic. Please enjoy.

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Well this is probably just the cherry on the big ol’ authoritarian cake they got going on over there, but hot damn. All the best movies had time travel in them. Never mind the fact that now a generation of Chinese kids won’t spend every waking moment waiting for their future selves to arrive in a DeLorean.

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Whether it’s out of the kindness of their hearts or just good PR, KLM has helped set the record for world’s highest dance party.

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In what is quickly becoming a cosmic joke, the North East shore of Japan is expected to be struck by a tsunami in a matter of hours. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7,4 struck off the coast of Honshu, with local reporters in the North East of the country citing concern over an unusually strong aftershock.

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If you’ve ever made your way to Mzoli’s in Gug’s, or even just to the Mzoli’s Butchery to pick up your whopping large lamb chops, you’ll be aware that this has the potential to be one hell of a vibe. Instead of washing down a tasting with a boring biscuit, we’ll probably be snacking on a piece of wors.

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Hooray for science. US government scientists say they have discovered three powerful HIV antibodies, the strongest of which neutralizes 91% of HIV strains, more than any HIV antibody yet discovered. Details inside.

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Yesterday, Virgin America held an opening ceremony for their new Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport; press were ushered onto a waiting aircraft, and told to keep an eye out for Virgin-Galactic-related-things after takeoff. After about 20 minutes they were asked to look out of their windows, because White Knight 2 and Spaceship 2 were doing fly-byes.

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Hot on the heals of controversy surrounding a statue of Michael Jackson, erected by multi-millionaire Mohammed Al Fayed, outside Fulham Football Club, comes the news of a statue of baby-dangling Michael Jackson. Oh no.

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We’ve received a number of requests from bloggers out there, keen to include a 2oceansvibe Radio streaming button on their websites. so we’ve put something together that will let you do that in one easy step! With a 2oceansvibe Radio button on your website, you will be able to offer your readers the ability to […]

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We can all guess what the official fruit of New York State is, can’t we? That’s right – the apple. Official drink of the New Yawkers? Milk. But now the race is on to name the official state vegetable. And the lawmakers are making a meal of it.

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Midway into March Silverstreak reminded us of one of the beautiful things about the English language – the numerous emotive properties created by combining words not often combined, especially so in central African news reports. Now, a Malawian man has been killed by too much “sexual sweetness” while having sex with a hooker.

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It’s tough fighting the powers that be, and it’s definitely not a job for all of us. But these legends in Libya deserve fat pats on the back and huge cubans (cigars – clean your mind). They’ve just returned from a battle in the eastern town of Brega. Check out their vehicle – or what’s left of it anyway – and drink a toast to these brave chaps tonight at the pub.

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A group of skaters armed with handheld cameras take a run through Christchurch in the aftermath of the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in February. As earthquake-stricken citizens go, they seem pretty optimistic! And the video is very cool-looking too. Take a look.

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The British newspaper, The Daily Mirror, that all too reliable and chock-full of journalistic integrity source, has claimed that Top Gear host, Jeremy Clarkson, is cheating on his wife with a colleague.

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There is a critical question we must answer ahead of September. Who should start at 10 for the Boks in this world cup year? How do we ensure that we select a fly half who can win us the tournament, and run the game?

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Angelina Jolie, savior of Africa, had to cut her trip to a Tunisian refugee camp short after a riot broke out.

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In a much anticipated move, the social media giant has finally unveiled its next step in advancing the power of journalism through social networking. It’s described as a central resource tool for journalists and the public to share, interact and find sources on the site. Try and stop us now Julius, Jimmy, Floyd and the other haters out there.

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I’m starting to think everything is awesome in Botswana! A leopard had been stalking a warthog, but when his prey disappeared into some particularly long grass he was forced to stretch himself to his full height like a meerkat on watch. Every few minutes the leopard would balance expertly on his hind legs to keep track of his tasty prey.

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Wow! Okay. Last week we told you about the ‘Get An Eckō Tattoo, Get A 20% Discount For Life’ they’re peddling, with a couple of metaphorical raised eyebrows. So they sent us a couple of photos of fans that had gotten themselves branded with their logo – bluff called. Amazing.

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During my little spare time, I love nothing more than to cruise the inner bowls of the net for lovely lovely trash. And every now and and then I find a gem. And I would like to share this one with you good people. It’s what my favourite white-trash singer, KE$SHA, sounds like without the addition of Auto-tune.

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Two years ago I sought the counsel of a brainy acquaintance of mine on the subject of my flagging and flaccid career as a broadcaster. In his study was a device that was to be the prop that formed the basis of his argument. Here was a gizmo that allowed this pale and interesting fish to tune into digital radio in far flung territories at the flick of a dial. This, he said, is the future of broadcasting. Go forth, he said, as casually as he might buy some more Japanese stocks.

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