NEWS A 29-year-old former C.I.A. computer technician went public on Sunday as the source behind the daily drumbeat of disclosures about the nation’s surveillance programs, saying he took the extraordinary step because “the public needs to decide whether these programs and policies are right or wrong.†Mark Mazzetti and Michael S. Schmidt report from Washington.
Booz Allen Hamilton, the employer of the man who says he leaked data on surveillance programs in the United States, has become one of the largest corporations in the United States- almost exclusively by serving the government. Binyamin Appelbaum and Eric Lipton report from Washington.
North and South Korea agreed to hold high-level talks this week to discuss reopening their joint operation of an industrial complex on the border, as well as other economic and humanitarian projects that have faltered amid tensions built by nuclear tests and threats of war. Choe Sang-Hun reports from Seoul.
President Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, emerged from talks determined to avoid the pitfalls of a rising power confronting an established one. David E. Sanger reports from Washington.
Flooding continues to ravage Central and Eastern Europe as the Danube, the Elbe and several tributaries continue to rise across multiple countries. Palko Karasz reports from Budapest and Melissa Eddy from Berlin.
After deadly weekend clashes, signs emerged that Libyans’ shock at the violence against civilians might weaken the influence of the country’s miliita leaders. David D. Kirkpatrick reports from Benghazi, Libya.
EDUCATION The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, now 80 years old, has been helping the persecuted since the rise of the Nazis before World War II. D.D. Guttenplan reports from London.
ARTS “Kinky Boots†pulled off an upset win for best musical at the Tony Awards on Sunday, while Christopher Durang’s play “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike†won for best play. Patrick Healy reports.
Eventually, 3D printers will be producing some of the nuts, bolts and the future tools of design. Alice Rawsthorn writes from London.
SPORTS Rafael Nadal on Sunday became the first man in history to win eight singles tennis titles at the same Grand Slam tournament when he beat David Ferrer in three sets at the French Open. Christopher Clarey reports from Paris.
The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont winners, along with their handlers, represent the good in horse racing and give the sport a summer to look forward to. Joe Drape reports.
