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.
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .