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 brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
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 host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .