MOGADISHU, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — Gunmen in the southern Somali town of Baidoa, the base of the transitional Somali parliament have shot dead a senior Somali government official, local media reports said Sunday. More on Senior Somali gov’t official shot dead in south Somalia

MOGADISHU (AFP) — Islamist insurgents on Sunday attacked Somali government troops in the capital, triggering clashes that killed five civilians, witnesses said. More on Five die in Mogadishu fighting