If you only focused on the Middle East when considering international affairs, you’d probably express utter disbelief at a news-teaser of, “Embassy torched in response to America’s support of Islamic nationalists”. However, that’s almost exactly what happened over in Belgrade.
From the New York Times:
Demonstrators attacked the United States Embassy and set part of it ablaze on Thursday as tens of thousands of angry Serbs took to the streets of Belgrade to protest Kosovo’s declaration of independence.
The United States has been a strong advocate of Kosovo’s independence from Serbia and was among the first countries to recognize the new state, stoking deep resentment.[...]
Groups broke into a McDonald’s restaurant in central Belgrade and destroyed its interior. Witnesses said vandals were attacking foreign-owned shops, including a Nike store, and were seen carrying off running shoes and other goods as the Serbian police looked on.
Meanwhile, seismologists at the University of Belgrade report odd seismic activity, believed to be the result of Tito spinning in his grave.