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 luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
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 group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .