The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times says the inquiry into the accidental death of Gunner Matthew Psaila has been concluded. It is believed that, among other things, the inquiry found that other soldiers from C Company, who were training with Gunner Psaila, also found themselves in difficulty in Chadwick Lakes and required treatment.
The Malta Independent leads with a press conference by the Prime Minister to mark the anniversary of the general election. He said Malta must wisely exploit opportunities in the current tough economic climate.
The same press conference is featured on the front page of In-Nazzjon.
l-orizzont gives prominence to the death of Gorg Agius, a former long serving general secretary of the GWU.
The Press in Britain
The Daily Mirror reports that Jade Goody hopes to be well enough to fulfil her dying wish to be christened alongside her two sons.
The Daily Express reports on an alleged benefits scam, in which a mother and daughter bought houses and luxury cars with the cash they pocketed unfairly.
The Daily Mail reports that teenage burglars and muggers may escape with a caution if they have a drug habit.
The Daily Star claims the reality TV personality will be ready to pass away peacefully once her boys "believe in heaven".
The Sun says it has been prevented from printing pictures of footballer Ashley Cole with a blonde girl shortly before he was arrested for being drunk and disorderly.
The Times reports on efforts to claw back Sir Fred Goodwin's bumper pension, and has a picture of Zara Phillips who, according to the paper, has attacked the choice of the London 2012 equestrian venue.
The Independent has a special report on a team of British scientists who are set to drill through Antarctic ice in search of evidence of ancient life forms.
The Daily Telgraph leads with comments from the former SAS commander in Afghanistan, Major Sebastian Morley, who quit over the number of troops being killed in "unsafe" Snatch Land Rovers.
An investigation by The Guardian claims police are storing photos, names and video footage of people attending protests.
And elsewhere…
The International Herald Tribune reports that Russia and the United States have agreed to a work plan towards a new strategic arms reduction treaty.
East African Standard says speculation is raging over whether the wife of Zimbabwe's prime minister was the victim of an assassination bid. Morgan Tsvangirai and his 50-year-old wife Susan were travelling south of Harare on Friday when his convoy was hit by a lorry. Mrs Tsvangirai was killed. President Robert Mugabe tried to quash rumours that he was involved in some way by visiting Mr Tsvangirai in hospital in Harare.
Wall Street Journal reports that the US jobless rate jumped in February to 8.1 percent, bringing total job losses over the past six months to 3.3 million.
The Washington Times says disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff appears close to entering a plea bargain with prosecutors over an alleged $50m (€40m) fraud. The US Attorney’s office issued a court document stating Madoff was ready to waive an indictment.
EU Observer says the EU has signed an agreement with Kenya allowing suspected pirates to be prosecuted in the African nation. A German navy frigate in the Gulf of Aden captured nine pirates earlier this .
Tribune de Genève reports that the Swiss government will look for ways to improve its cooperation with countries on investigating tax evasion.
The Seoul Times says South Korea has called on the North to immediately withdraw a threat it made against the South's commercial airliners, which has forced them to alter their flights paths that are close to North Korean airspace. North Korea linked its warning to joint US-South Korean military drills, which begin on Monday.
Christian Science Monitor reports that President Obama is expected to sign an executive order next Monday reversing restrictions on government funding for embryonic stem cell research.
De Kurier quotes the lawyer for the man who raped his daughter and had seven children by her saying that 73-year-old Josef Fritzl expects to die behind bars.
El Mundo says that a drug smuggler was caught trying to enter Spain with the cast on his broken leg made of cocaine. The 66-year-old Chilean, arrested at Barcelona airport, also had cocaine inside six beer cans that had been emptied, packed with drugs and resealed to make them look real, and inside the legs of two small folding stools. Altogether he was carrying about 11lbs of the drug.
Bild reports that a lonely 44-year-old German woman, fed up with being single, dialled emergency services in a bid to meet a policeman. After her 13th call, an officer knocked on her front door but he was far from obliging: he merely relieved the culprit of her cell phone battery. By then, the lovesick cold caller had sobered up and was quick to apologize.