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US Defense Secretary Makes Unannounced Visit to Iraq Robert Gates meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to discuss US military's evolving role in country's security US Envoy Meets Israeli PM in Jerusalem Washington says Israel must freeze settlement construction to promote peace, but Israel says it must continue building to allow for settlements' 'natural growth' Iran to Release 140 Post-Election Detainees In other news, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei orders closure of jail where some political prisoners are believed to be held Iran Protests Subside, but Internal Squabbles Continue Analysts say feuds once kept behind closed doors have erupted into open, but balance of power could rest with Revolutionary Guard Trial of Burma's Democracy Leader Concludes; Verdict Expected Friday Prosecutors accuse Aung San Suu Kyi of violating terms of house arrest by allowing American John Yettaw to rest at her home after he swam there uninvited China Blasts Japan Over Exiled Uighur Leader's Visit Rebiya Kadeer scheduled to give news conference, speak at symposium in Japan as China continues to blame her for ethnic violence in Xinjiang earlier this month Up to 200 Children Killed in Khmer Rouge Death Camp Former guard and bookkeeper at S-21 torture and extermination center says children were separated from their parents who were brought to camp, all were killed US Secretary of State to Visit Africa Hillary Clinton's trip aimed at highlighting Obama administration's commitment to making Africa a priority in US foreign policy Desperate Somalis Prepare to Flee Across Gulf of Aden UN refugee agency says thousands flooding northern town of Bossaso, waiting for first opportunity to sail across gulf JFK's Close Adviser, Speechwriter Ted Sorensen Remains Committed to Peace Former Kennedy confidante, Sorensen continues to advocate for progressive causes