As early as the tenth century, the Chinese traded their ceramics throughout the Middle East and southeast Asia.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

Secretary Clinton announced the trip in Jerusalem earlier this week during her first visit to the Middle East as America's top diplomat.

VOA: special.2009.03.07

He arrived in Naypyidaw from Laos, as part of a five-nation tour of Asia as the chairman of the Senate subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

To keep himself awake as he flew east during the long night, Post tied a piece of string to one finger.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

They are most commonly found in Europe, Africa and East and West Asia, as well as the Americas.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

As the boat moved slowly up the East River in New York, the doctors put President Cleveland to sleep with an anesthetic drug.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

The area is also known as Alphabet City, and sometimes considered part of the East Village.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

While Washington praised Mr.Netanyahu's gesture as a step forward, US Middle East envoy George Mitchell acknowledged the plan falls short.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

He told the crowd that Israel regards itself as one of the most pluralistic societies in the Middle East.

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

Irish Foreign Minister Martin said he is confident that Mitchell can prevail in his Middle East task as well.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

Somalia could get some relief from the drought in the coming weeks, if El Nino storms move through East Africa as expected.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

Tampa slumbered as a little fishing village while East Coast beach towns began to boom as vacation resorts in the late 1800s.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

He will be meeting U.S.Middle East envoy George Mitchell as well as the leaders of Britain and Germany.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

And there are non-Arab actors such as Turkey, which has leveraged its straddling of East and West into aggressive foreign policy outreach.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

Also,Israel will not halt construction in disputed East Jerusalem, which it sees as part of the indivisible capital of the Jewish state.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

The Blair criticism has only begun. It also raises questions of whether his role as a special Middle East envoy is now untenable.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

Last year,President Obama's approval rating was high as Arabs were hopeful about his Middle East policies.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

The Palestinians, who seek East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, say they will not return to negotiations until all settlement activity stops.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Its medieval Old Town has been recognized by UNESCO as unique in East Africa.

VOA: standard.2009.12.14

Democrat Party lawmakers and health reform advocates celebrated in the East Room of the White House, as President Obama signed historic legislation to overhaul the U.S.health care system.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

The Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.

VOA: standard.2009.11.18