Over 230 People Murdered, 400 Wounded

The New York Times - Somalia: Desperate Civilians Flee Fighting in Mogadishu

The article published in The New York Times September 7, 2010 described more than 230 people murdered by the Al Shabab, one of Africa's most aggressive and formidable militant Islamist groups.  They control most of southern Somalia and have claimed affiliation with Al Qaeda since 2007. What I don't understand is why this article isn't at the top of this list for headliners.  I am sure I can guess what some of the reasons are that it isn't though.  One may be that it doesn't have to do with our country, another could be that people don't want to hear about 230 people and many of them civilians murdered.  Some may say that it's old news, thousands of Somalians have died just in the past 12 years and no one wants to hear about it everyday, fair enough.  However I believe the news shouldn't be censored or padded with flowery words to soften blows or to divert attention.  The Fourth Estate has a mission to carry out, to inform the public without bias or prejudice about important news that will move and motivate readers to take positive action.  But what denotes important?  I believe genocide falls under the category of important, so why is this article hidden in a small dark corner of The New York Times?