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.
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 .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .