11.   When the Globe inquired late last year whether the museum had found any evidence of looted Nazi art in its collection, the MFA sidestepped the question.

12.   While the dispute has put French officials on the defensive, it has also served to spotlight the complexity of the debate over looted Third World art.

13.   With the emotionally charged issue of looted art, no global settlement appears possible, as gold and insurance seem to allow.

14.   With the recent opening of wartime archives in the United States and Europe and the publication of books on looted art, more claims are expected.

15.   A Russian law bans repatriating looted art in most cases as Russians see the treasures as compensation for lost and destroyed cultural treasures.

16.   Akinsha said most of the looted art in Russia, as well as valuable archives, was picked up by Soviet forces in East Germany.

17.   Exhibit seeks to find heirs of looted art.

18.   He noted that Moscow also agreed to a U.S.-proposed set of principles that would require return of looted art, if possible, or restitution.

19.   In March, it was agreed that a fund would be set up to pay off claims linked to dormant bank accounts, slave labor and looted art works.

20.   International meeting on looted art opens.