Somalia's parliament has overwhelmingly voted to extend its term for another three years _ despite failing to pass any laws in the last six years, AP reported. Legislator Abdirashid Ali says parliament's biggest achievement so far has been refurbishing the parliament building. He blamed the lack of progress on insecurity. Somalia has been at war for 20 years. The weak U.N.-backed government controls only a few neighborhoods in the capital with the help of 8,000 African Union peacekeepers and the parliament is frequently mortared by Islamist insurgents. The 500 legislators receive $300 a month each from the United Nations. Thursday's vote was attended by 435 lawmakers and 421 of them voted for the extension. -- SPA
