Britain British police faced calls to explain why they gunned down an innocent Brazilian man in the hunt for the London bombers, as hopes grew that a growing pile of clues about the twin attacks could bring a breakthrough. Britain The fatal shooting by British police of a seemingly innocent Brazilian man was the tragic outcome of ultra-tight security following two sets of bomb attacks in London inside a fortnight, newspapers said. Egypt Suicide car bombers unleashed a trail of carnage in Egypt's tourist-packed Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, killing at least 88 people, including nine foreigners. Egypt The White House joined the rest of the world in condemning the bomb attacks in Sharm el-Sheikh, as leaders around the globe vowed no let-up in the fight against terrorism. Mideast Visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice returned home from the Middle East, speaking of progress towards next month's planned Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip, but a fatal shooting incident in the area underlined the security problems that lie ahead. Iraq Iraqi President Jalal Talabani sought to placate Sunni Arab members of a key constitutional group whose boycott of proceedings threatens to delay the drafting of the new charter. Cuba-France Cuba released nine detained political dissidents but continued to hold another 17 activists arrested in the largest crackdown on the opposition by President Fidel Castro's communist regime in two years, dissidents said. GBissau Voters in the west African state of Guinea-Bissau were set to go to the polls to elect a new president in a run-off aimed at ending years of instability in one of the world's poorest countries. Niger A British Red Cross logistics team was set to depart for Niger to prepare for the arrival and distribution of food aid to millions of people who are facing starvation. Philippines President Gloria Arroyo is to make her annual state of the nation address on Monday to the same Congress that will later in the week decide whether she should be impeached over allegations of vote-rigging.