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.
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
