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. Reports BBC.
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...
