Shakespeare to Cannes: the week in pictures

Eva Longoria sends photographers into a frenzy on the Cannes red carpet.

Taronga Zoo's Western-lowland gorilla Frala debuted her new baby. The sex of the baby is still unknown.

FFA chairman Frank Lowy fell off the stage as he presented Melbourne Victory with the winners trophy the 2015 A-League Grand Final. Mr Lowy was ok, suffering only a sore shoulder.

The runners worn by Sir Roger Bannister when he became the first man in history to run one mile (6.4km) in under four minutes. Auction house Christie's will put the runners under the hammer in September.

Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett at the Premiere of 'Carol' during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival.

Chogey temple in South Korea has been decorated with colourful lanterns to celebrate Buddha's birthday.

Thousands of migrants from Myanmar's ethnic minority the Rohingyas were stranded on boats off the coast of Indonesia.

The first authenticated living portrait of William Shakespeare is believed to have been found on the title page of the first edition of the 'The Herball', a 16th Century book about plants.

Thousands of padlocks symbolising eternal love have been removed from Melbourne's footbridge at Southgate over safety concerns with the wires sagging.

A model walking the runway during a hair and makeup competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A kite surfer hit the waves of the Mediterranean Sea as cows lazed around on the shore near Ulcini, Montenegro.

Baltimore Orioles' Adam Jones shoved a pie in his teammate Mike Wright's face to celebrate Wright's first major league win.

Australian aboriginal elders performed a smoking ceremony in Sydney to welcome members of the Polynesian Voyaging Society on a four-year-long, 47,000 nautical mile canoe journey to engage the global community sustainable living.

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