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Despite days of protests against Iranian leaders over the downing of a Ukrainian airliner, foreign policy analysts say it is too early to tell if this is the beginning of a broader popular movement.

VIDEO: The new U.S.-China trade agreement includes provisions aimed at curbing forced technology transfers. For many high-tech businesses, the intellectual property behind their products represents the bulk of their companies’ value. VOA recently visited the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where companies talked about the risks to their technology secrets.

Pakistan announced Thursday the Taliban is ready to reduce violence in Afghanistan, calling it a major breakthrough toward reaching a long-awaited peace deal the insurgent group has been negotiating with the United States.

VIDEO: In the U.S., more than 3 million shelter animals are adopted every year. But if you can’t find the animal you’ve been waiting for at your local shelter locally, or even nationally, you can look even farther afield. VOA met with the people who make these little miracles happen.

During his time in the White House, Former President Gerald Ford decided to build an outdoor swimming pool. National Park Service archaeologists examined the site of the dig, which is standard operating procedure when anything is constructed on national parkland. They found Native American artifacts, evidence of an indigenous presence in Washington dating back millennia.