Mobs stormed the U.S. embassy on Thursday and set it on fire and other diplomatic missions were stoned after a mostly peaceful mass protests against the former Serbian province’s declaration of independence.

BAGHDAD – A barrage of mortar bombs or rockets hit Baghdad’s heavily protected Green Zone, home to the U.S. embassy and Iraqi government ministries, on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Frequent giant snowballs splashing on the passing cars on a fascinating road connecting Tehran to northern Iran killed and wounded many in an unprecedentedly freezing winter in the country.