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.
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .