Other reports have emerged this year of tensions between Sunni fighters and the Sunni-dominated al Qaeda in Iraq, particularly from Anbar province, long a favored turf for indigenous Sunni insurgents and foreign fighters infiltrating Iraq from Syria.

CNN: Is al Qaeda in Iraq fighting a Sunni backlash?

Most recently in the Peruvian Amazonas area of Bagua, a group of local indigenous residents rebelled against the presence of foreign companies in the area, despite the fact that President Alan Garcia tried to be sensitive to their needs.

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It's also striking how much more valuable foreign-owned businesses are to Scotland than indigenous ones.

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