1.   A rash of kidnappings and a simmering rebellion in the south have made investors particularly leery of the Philippines.

2.   The simmering rebellion, and the ongoing social turmoil in the Selva Lacandona, hamper efforts to stop the deforestation.

3.   A similar simmering rebellion was reported by staff of the Politika daily.

4.   China has simmering ethnic rebellions of its own, in Tibet and the Muslim northwest, and also hopes to coax a reluctant Taiwan into reuniting with the mainland.

5.   He also addressed the simmering leftist rebellion in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas.

6.   Killings are frequent in Chiapas and often blamed on disputes over land, politics and religion in this poor southern state, the scene of a simmering Indian rebellion.

7.   Rao has been facing a simmering rebellion in his Congress party since it lost April-May general elections.

8.   Rao has been facing a simmering rebellion in the party since leading the once-dominant Congress to its worst performance ever at the polls.