Madeleine Albright: First female US secretary of state dies
Madeleine Albright, a Czech immigrant who went on to become the first female secretary of state in US history, has died aged 84. A long-time foreign policy veteran, Albright became America's top diplomat in 1997 during the Clinton government. Often hailed as "a champion of democracy", Albright was instrumental in efforts to end ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. Her death from cancer was confirmed by her family in a statement. ...
