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.
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .