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.
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 .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
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TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
