The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
All four dailies lead with the GWU meeting on the shipyards privatisation.
The Times quotes GWU general secretary Tony Zarb warning that the workers would go to the steps of Castille next, while The Malta Independent reports how Mr Zarb said “Castille is yours, the roads are ours”.
In-Nazzjon says the MLP joined the GWU in the protest, adding a comment from Finance Minister Tonio Fenech that the MLP was sitting on the fence and not showing new policies.
l-orizzont says the government was urged to keep its electoral promises on the shipyard.
In another story, In-Nazzjon says that Malta is ranked sixth in an international report on expectations of economic growth through the property market.
The Press in Britain…
The Daily Telegraph devotes most of its front page to a warning from the Bank of England that the economy is on the verge of recession.
The Financial Times also refers to the same bleak assessment from the Bank of England, following which sterling plunged against the euro and the dollar.
The Daily Mirror pictures Peaches Geldof arriving home after her wedding to her boyfriend of four weeks to face a furious showdown with her father Sir Bob Geldof.
The Daily Mail says Colin Stagg, the man cleared of murdering Rachel Nickell, is delighted at being awarded £706,000 damages after a judge ruled police used a "honey trap" to encourage him to confess to the killing.
The Daily Express reports crime gangs have cracked the chip and pin system, leaving millions of British bank accounts at risk.
The Scotsman says Labour is facing the prospect of another catastrophic by-election defeat after the death of John MacDougall, the Glenrothes MP.
Manchester Evening News reports that a father says his life has been 'wrecked' after he was locked up and got a criminal record for slapping his unruly daughter.
And elsewhere…
Spiegel International reports that EU foreign ministers have agreed to consider sending monitors to enforce a fragile peace deal between Russia and Georgia.
USA Today says American forces are on their way to Georgia after President Bush announced a massive humanitarian aid operation and warned Russia not to stand in its way. Bush also underlined solidarity with pro-West Georgia.
Al-Thawra announces that Syria and Lebanon have agreed to establish diplomatic ties and exchange ambassadors. The decision came during a meeting between President Assad and his Lebanese counterpart, Michel Suleiman, in Damascus.
South Africa’s Globe and Mail reports President Thabo Mbeki has left Zimbabwe after mediating three days of inconclusive power-sharing talks between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leaders.
Anis Daily says three female aid workers have been shot dead in an ambush in Afghanistan. The aid workers – citizens of Ireland, Canada and the United States – and their local driver were killed while travelling in their car in Logar province just south of Kabul.
Arkansas Times reports that a gunman barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters in Little Rock and shot the state party chairman, before speeding off in his pickup truck.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports that two men have been held in Germany after two men and a woman were killed in a shooting at an ice-cream parlour in Rüsselsheim, possibly in a dispute over betting debts.
Vjesnik reports that vandals have destroyed more than 20 houses rebuilt in Croatia for Serb war refugees. The homes were due to be occupied by minority Serbs who fled the Croatian war of 1991-95.
Novo Vreme says a seven-year-old Bulgarian boy was put into care after his parents chained him to a sink to stop him misbehaving while they were at work. His only company was a dog, which could roam freely.
Providence Journal says an unmarked car that American police had been driving for several years in Rhode Island was found to have ½ lb of cocaine hidden behind its radio. The car had originally been confiscated from a drug dealer.
According to Cincinnati Enquirer, a man who does not trust paper money delivered enough coins to cover half the price of a $16,000 truck. James Jones, 70, handed over 16 coffee cans full of coins for a new Chevrolet Silverado. The balance was paid by cheque.