Merkel event in Russia cancelled in looted art dispute

A fresh dispute over German art seized by the Soviet Union as war reparations threatens to overshadow Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Russia. Mrs Merkel had been due to open a new exhibition jointly with President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg, after an economic forum in the city. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23001274#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa