The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Sunday Times says former PL General Secretary Jason Micallef has hit out at comments by party president Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi on a TV programme. Mr Micallef insisted it was his condition that Dr Zrinzo Azzopardi would not stand for the post of general secretary. The newspaper also reports the discovery of 5,000 year-old tombs in Nadur, Gozo.
The Malta Independent on Sunday says PL officials are saying they still have to learn to trust Marisa Micallef after her defection to the party. It also reports that the PN parliamentary group yesterday agreed on amendments to the Lotteries and Gaming Bill, currently before parliament. The newspaper also quotes former Labour leader Alfred Sant saying the government lacks vision, will and skill to lead the country.
MaltaToday says Nationalist MP Franco Debono has accused the finance minister of conflict of interest and being too close to big business.
Il-Mument says Joseph Muscat has told a PL committee that the party will hold a mass demonstration in the south. He also said the party had recruited Marisa Micallef so as to have an insight into how the PN worked. It also reports that Muscat was warned by an MP that Jason Micallef at One Productions would cost Labour another election
KullHadd says yesterday's PN parliamentary group meeting was stormy and two MPs briefly walked out. It also says parking meters are to be introduced.
It Torca claims electricity and water tariffs will be raised after the Budget. It also reports that the Prime Minister was with his back to the wall at a PN parliamentary group meeting, but Beppe Fenech Adami, the former leader's son, warned those MPs who openly criticised the government and the party.
The main focus on Illum is on sports, including the use of substances for muscle build.
The Press in Britain...
The Observer reports Foreign Secretary David Miliband has accused the Tories of putting Britain's international relations in jeopardy by allying with eight far right European politicians.
The Mail on Sunday leads on politicians calling for an investigation into whether the BBC breached regulations after two BNP members made unchallenged racist comments on Radio 1's ‘Newsbeat'.
The Independent on Sunday investigates what happens to the 275,000 Britons who go missing each year.
The Sunday Times claims that a multi-millionaire ally of Gordon Brown pretended that a small flat occupied by one of his employees was his main home so he could claim £38,000 in expenses from the Lords.
The Sunday Telegraph says the head of an official inquiry into the Commons expenses scandal will this week order some 325 MPs to repay money or provide further details of their parliamentary allowances.
The Sunday Express leads with new revelations from the detective investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, claiming that her kidnapper drugged all three of the McCanns' children.
The News of The World has an exclusive interview with Paul Gascoigne's former wife, claiming he had forced her to have sex.
And elsewhere...
Dawn reports Pakistani security forces have carried out an operation to free hostages who were being held by militants in Rawalpindi. Military officials said 22 hostages had been freed but at least three were reported to have been killed, along with four of the hostage takers.
Nigeria World says up to 80 people are reported to have been burned alive when a petrol tanker overturned and spilt fuel, setting fire to several vehicles including a school bus.
New Zealand's Sunday News says police investigating the disappearance of two-year-old Aisling Symes have profiled several people of interest but they still had no strong information to lead them to her. The girl, who went missing on Monday, was last seen talking with an Asian woman and police believe she was abducted.
Korrieri quotes Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha saying his government wants the remains of Mother Teresa and the only post-independence monarch to be returned to the country. Mother Teresa's remains are in India and King Ahmet Zog's in France.
Bergens Tidende says the leader of Norway's main opposition has called for the resignation of the Nobel Committee's chairman. Siv Jensen, head of the far-right Progress Party said Thorbjoern Jagland should step down because his new job as secretary general of the Council of Europe compromises his independence
Gazeta Polska leads with President Lech Kaczynski signing Poland's ratification of the Lisbon Treaty - leaving the Czech Republic as the only nation yet to sign off on the agreement.
Meanwhile, according to Cesky Noviny, Czech President Vaclav Klaus has thrown another wrench into the Lisbon Treaty ratification process, this time seeking an exemption to prevent Germans expelled during World War II from using it to reclaim property.
Asia Observer quotes Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao saying North Korea appears keen to improve ties with the US and its neighbours in Asia and perhaps rejoin nuclear disarmament talks.
Asharq Al-Awsat reports three defendants in Iran's mass trial of opposition figures have become the first defendants to be sentenced to death since the trial began in August.
China's The People's Daily says a man was given the death sentence for his role in a factory brawl linked to deadly riots in China's western Xinjiang region.
Baltic Times reports Turkey and Armenia have signed an accord in Zurich to establish diplomatic relations after a century of enmity, as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton helped the two sides clear a last-minute snag which delayed the signing by three hours.
Afghan Times says Afghanistan's Defence Minister General Abdul Rahim Wardak has told lawmakers in Kabul that about 4,000 fighters, mostly from Chechnya, North Africa and Pakistan have joined with the Talibans and they are involved in the fighting in Afghanistan.
USA Today reports that a man who thought there was an intruder in his house shot and killed his fiancee the day before they were to be married.