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 professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .
An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
Sunny Saap, 27, from Columbia, Missouri, United States, enjoys life with her two boyfriends .
Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .
Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .