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.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .