David Bowie, the icon of "glam rock" who sustained a chart-topping career for over four decades, has died at the age of 69, his family confirmed Monday, Bowie had died peacefully after an 18-month battle against cancer.

More Police Shoot Dead Armed Man Trying to Enter Paris Police Station How France Has Changed Since the Charlie Hebdo Attack - Officers shot and killed a knife-wielding man wearing a fake explosive vest at a police station in northern Paris on Thursday, French officials said, a year to the day after an attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo launched a bloody year in the French capital.