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Need to know: A bomber kills 12 in Pakistan. The bomber blew himself up as Abdul Malik, the anti-Taliban mayor of Matni village, was visiting a market in Peshawar crowded with people and goats being sold for the upcoming Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. The mayor was among those killed in the attack.

Want to know: In Turkey, the war between religion and science, is playing out against a backdrop of a much larger conflict between the forces of secularism — as represented by the Turkish military and many of the country's more educated citizens — and forces, including the popular ruling party, that want to make religion more important in national affairs. The Washington Post explores why the ground is so fertile for creationism in Turkey.

Dull but important: According to McClatchy newspapers, Obama is leaning towards sending 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan, but he might not announce it until after he visits with key allies in Asia later this month. The first additional combat brigade probably would arrive in Afghanistan next March, with three more following at roughly three-month intervals.

Just because: Cano Cristales, Colombia, where the "rainbow becomes a river," is easily one of the most dazzling places on earth. The trouble is, it's also located on a patch of territory that was once ruled by Marxist guerrillas. But for the braver tourists who make the trek, their biggest problem might be trying to tear themselves away. GlobalPost's John Otis tells all.

Wacky: And another reason to screen your babysitters rigorously: In India, a nanny was found to be renting out her 7-month-old charge to beggars once the parents were away at work. The family discovered their baby's double life when the mother came home early one day and found the nanny watching the television with no sign of the child. Read more in the Telegraph.

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