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.
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault.
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.
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction.
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder.
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them.
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts.
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile.
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits.
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure.
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves.
