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NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports that under an agreement signed recently by the United States and Italy, American art dealers and collectors must now prove that Italian antiquities they import have not been looted or stolen. Archeologists say stolen Italian artifacts have been supplying the art market for more than two centuries. Italian investigators have tracked down ancient Greek treasures looted from Morgantina, in central Sicily, to Manhattan and they are negotiating for their return.

Robert Siegel talks with Amnon Rubinstein, an Israeli member of parliament for the left-wing Meretz Party. They talk about why there's been little Israeli protest -- even from peace advocates -- against the military strikes on Palestinian targets.

At least two people -- including an AP television producer -- were killed today when fighting between Macedonian security forces and ethnic Albanian guerrillas spilled over the border into Kosovo. NPR's Guy Raz reports from Skopje, the Macedonian capital.

In the first of an occasional series, host Lisa Simeone and word guru Richard Lederer disect the language pet peeves of, like, listeners.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including Duke's 95-to-84 victory over Maryland, which puts the team against Arizona in Monday night's NCAA basketball championship game; White House spokesman Ari Fleischer and David Sandalow of the World Resources Institute; Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert and Hamas spokesman Ibrahim Ghosheh; remarks by President Bush at the Radio-Television Correspondents Association 57th Annual Dinner; and British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook commenting on former Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reviews the career of Slobodan Milosevic, the former Yugoslavian President who was arrested this morning at his home in Belgrade. Milosevic surrendered peacefully after an armed standoff Saturday with police. He faces charges of corruption and abuse of power during his long tenure.

Scott talks with playwright Alan Bennett about his first novel, The Clothes they Stood Up In, which is about how a burglary changes the life of a proper British couple. (12:00).

Scott talks with Bill Adams, the director of St. Augustine Florida's Department of Historic Preservation. King Juan Carlos and Queen Isabella of Spain will be paying a visit to St. Augustine on April 1st. St. Augustine is oldest city in the U.S. and the only one to consider Spain its mother country.

NPR's senior news analyst Dan Schorr reviews the week's news.

Scott talks with reporter Geroge Anastasia of the Philadelphia Enquirer about the trial of reputed Mob boss "Skinny Joey" Merlino of the Philadelphia Mob.