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Madame Nhu, flashy, sharp-tongued former South Vietnam dignitary. Madame Nhu, who has died aged 87, was the archetypal "dragon lady" of Asian politics, a svelte and sinister woman who wielded immense power in the South Vietnamese regime of president Ngo Dinh Diem , her brother-in-law, until his assassination in 1963. She accumulated vast wealth and power, but was reviled for her puritanical social campaigns and her callous dismissal of Buddhist monks who burned themselves to death to protest against the brutal rule of Diem and her husband Ngo Dinh Nhu. "I would clap hands at seeing another monk barbecue show, for one cannot be responsible for the madness of others," she wrote in a letter to the New York Times. The world was stunned by photographs of monks sitting shrouded in flames; Madame Nhu simply offered to bring along some mustard for the next self-immolation. She later accused monks of lacking patriotism for setting themselves alight with imported petrol.

Dragon Lady" Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu dies in Rome Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, the outspoken beauty who served as South Vietnam's unofficial first lady early on in the Vietnam War and earned the nickname "Dragon Lady" for her harsh criticism of protesting Buddhist monks and communist sympathizers, has died at age 86, a Rome funeral home said Wednesday. She died on Easter Sunday in a Rome hospital. The Gualandri funeral home said she was registered as Tran Le Xuan, her original Vietnamese name, meaning "Beautiful Spring." Scroll Left Scroll Right World For al-Zawahiri, anti-U.S. fight is personal 1 of 9 SciTech Pentagon seeks best "Star Trek" proposal 2 of 9 Entertainment Tupac Shakur shooting claim probed by NYPD 3 of 9 U.S. 20 NY Costco workers share $202M Powerball prize 4 of 9 Political Hotsheet Anthony Weiner calls it quits 5 of 9 Celebrity Circuit "Green Lantern" stars step out for premiere 6 of 9 Politics White House defends Obama&

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Andorra recognizes Republic of Kosovo Radio and Television Andorra today confirmed that the Andorran government has recognized Republic of Kosovo. The recognition comes after consultations with both Spain and France on the issue. Andorra becomes the 76th UN member state to recognize Kosovo.