French poet and novelist Robert Sabatier, best known internationally for his book "The Safety Matches", died Thursday in a hospital in a Paris suburb aged 88, his publisher said.

"The Safety Matches", published in 1969, was one of an autobiographical series of novels about growing up in the streets of a poor area of Paris in the 1930s.

More than 10,000 diamonds set in works worn by British monarchs for over 250 years will go on show at London's Buckingham Palace this summer to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee.

The exhibition includes a range of the queen's personal jewels, including the Diadem crown that she is seen wearing on many portraits and postage stamps, and other works chosen for their historic and artistic significance.

Justin Bieber's "Believe" is the year's top-selling debut album.

Nielsen SoundScan reports sales of 374,000 copies following its release last week, giving the 18-year-old Canadian pop singer the fourth No. 1 album and the best sales week of his young career. "Believe" also debuted at No. 1 in 29 other countries.

The Followill family is expanding again.

Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill and his wife, singer Jessie Baylin, are expecting a baby. The announcement comes on the heels of the birth of their new niece.

Alec Baldwin will be kidnapped on Broadway next spring.

Producers said Wednesday that the "30 Rock" star will appear in Lyle Kessler's "Orphans" in spring of 2013. Daniel Sullivan will direct.

London Fire Brigade says Rihanna was among 300 people evacuated from a hotel after an early-morning fire in an elevator shaft.

The 24-year-old Barbadian singer tweeted news of the fire early Wednesday to her 21 million Twitter followers, posting a picture of a fire engine and the words: "Roamin da streets since 6am! Fyah in da telly."

As part of the Great British Week that took place between June 12 and 17, ABC hosted a traditional British Garden Tea party in both Ashrafiyeh and Dbayeh branches, a press release said.

The event featured English tea and cakes among many other delectable British specialties. VIP guests and members of the media showed up in their fedoras and bonnets and enjoyed a unique tea drinking and cucumber munching experience.

British alternative rock group Blur will perform two new singles on Twitter via live worldwide video stream Monday, their record label said.

The group will play the two songs at 1715 GMT and broadcast them via its Twitter account @blurofficial, EMI said Tuesday on its website.

Former U.S. presidential hopeful John Edwards and his mistress have split up just days after charges were dropped against him for misuse of campaign funds to hide their affair.

Rielle Hunter, 48, who has published an autobiography of the liaison which buried forever Edwards's White House dreams, told ABC they had separated.

A representative for 50 Cent says the rapper is out of the hospital after being injured in a car accident in New York on Tuesday morning.

The rep says 50 Cent was taken to New York Hospital Queens where he was treated for "minor neck and back injuries" and is now "doing fine."