1.   Inside, the looters left behind only some garbage and scraps of paper.

2.   Looters had left their destructive marks and made off with some of the artifacts.

3.   French NATO forces responded to a call for help after eight hours, said a U.N. official, then let the looters leave with the goods.

4.   They escaped after the looters left.

5.   They then let the looters leave with the goods.

6.   Venezuela had returned nearly to normal Monday as firefighters extinguished remaining fires and shopkeepers sifted through the rubble left by looters.