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 pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
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 .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .