4 February 2013 Last updated at 03:44 ET

Etch A Sketch inventor dies at 86Etch A Sketch on sale in New York in March 2012 (Photo Credit: Timothy A Clary/AFP/ Getty Images)

The inventor of the classic toy Etch A Sketch, former electrical technician Andre Cassagnes, dies in France at the age of 86.

Pod of dolphins off south coast of Western Australia - 2 FebruaryDolphins lured to safety by distress call

The distress call of a young dolphin is used to lure to safety a large pod of the animals in danger of being stranded off Western Australia.

Peter Hartley Hartlepool win thanks to Hartley and Poole

Peter Hartley and James Poole score to give Hartlepool an appropriate victory against Notts County. BBC Sport

GroundhogGroundhog Phil predicts early Spring Watch

The United States can expect an early Spring according to the forecast from its most famous groundhog, Phil.

Gandul website screengrabRomania campaign mocks UK anxiety

A Romanian media campaign called "Why don't you come over?" pokes fun at British anxiety about a possible influx of Romanian job-seekers next year.

Blaer Bjarkardottir, 15, (l) and her mother, Bjork Eidsdottir (image from 30 Dec 12)Icelandic girl wins right to name

A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has won the right to use the name her mother gave her, after she took authorities to court over it.

A billboard advertising the translation of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake in BeijingChinese devour Joyce translation

A Chinese version of James Joyce's novel Finnegans Wake, which took eight years to translate, surprises by selling out its initial print run.

Homing pigeonPigeon 'Bermuda Triangle' solved

The mystery of why homing pigeons get lost when released from a particular location in the US may have been solved.

Police guard a statue of Heydar Aliev as it is being removed from its plinth in Mexico CityMexico moves Azeri ruler statue

Mexico City authorities remove a controversial statue of the former Azeri leader Heydar Aliyev from one of the city's main avenues.

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