WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state. Instead of using traffic lights to control the stop and go flow of the cross-roads, attractive women dressed in perfectly crisps and identical outfits dangerously stand along in the middle of the road on a small platform. Displaying riveting focus, they are only allowed to turn counter-clockwise, directing traffic with forceful and halting movements. They have been the subject of photographic study for many years but French photographer Eric Lafforgue, 49, captured these moments during six trips to the Marxist country.
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
Pic By HotSpot Media - GAME, SET-TEE AND MATCH: COUPLE INSTALL TENNIS COURT IN LOUNGE- In Pic - Ben Walters’ message to West Midlands Police via social media .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .