News Headlines - 09 June 2013

▽Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations | guardian.co.uk

The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA's history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended on hiding in the shadows

▽AP sources: White House close to arming Syrian rebels - CBS News

Moved by the Assad regime's rapid advance, the Obama administration could decide this week to approve lethal aid for the beleaguered Syrian rebels and will weigh the merits of a less likely move to send in U.S. airpower to enforce a no-fly zone over the civil war-wracked nation, officials said Sunday.

▽BBC News - North and South Korea agree to government-level meeting

Officials from North and South Korea have agreed to hold the first high-level meeting since 2007, the South Korean Yonhap news agency says.

▽Turkey's leader lambasts protesters | Online Athens

In a series of increasingly belligerent speeches to cheering supporters Sunday, Turkey's prime minister demanded an end to the 10-day anti-government protests that have spread across the country, saying those who do not respect the government will pay.

▽Hungary next to fear floods from surging Danube - CNN.com

Hungary has been warned it could suffer its worst floods ever, as record levels are expected over the next three days from the surging River Danube, which has already inundated parts of Germany, Austria and Slovakia.