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.
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .