The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times says Labour MP Joe Mizzi is to sue the Malta Resources Authority for allegedly not defending consumers in the recent increase in utility tariffs. The newspaper also reports that a European court decision has dealt a blow to the gaming industry. The court said EU countries are not obliged to allow gaming companies based in another country to operate on their territory.
The Malta Independent quotes the MHRA saying that new routes enhance prospects for summer tourism. It also says Maltese scientist Nicholas Sammut has joined international scientists investigating the origins of the universe.
In-Nazzjon quotes the prime minister says government policy is yielding more jobs and economic activity. It also points out that this is the seventh anniversary of the EU membership referendum.
l-orizzont features the story of woman who was forced to leave home after years of verbal abuse by her husband and children. It also reports that a fisherman was rescued from an Italian trawler after a fall.
The overseas press
Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has called for the creation of a European equivalent to the International Monetary Fund to help euro-zone countries like Greece deal with a crippling debt crisis, according to Welt am Sonntag.
Le Monde reports that Greek Prime Minster George Papandreou had talks in Paris with French President Nicholas Sarkozy during the third stop of a four-city tour seeking firmer European Union and US support for harsh austerity measures that have sparked violent protests at home.
Al Sumaria says 36 people were killed in attacks by insurgents aimed at intimidating those taking part in Iraq's second general election since the 2003 US-led invasion. Polls closed as scheduled and election officials said it could be days before preliminary results are released.
The International Herald Tribune reports that the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton and President Barack Obama have praised Iraqis for turning out in big numbers to vote in parliamentary elections despite threats of violence by Islamist militants.
Le Figaro says a French frigate has seized 35 pirates in three days off of Somalia, the "the biggest seizure" so far in the vital shipping lane.
Asia Observer reports that North Korea has warned that South Korea's planned military exercises with the United States would force it to build up its nuclear defences and reverse the process of de-nuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
Abrar quotes Iranian defence minister General Ahmad Vahidi as saying his country has launched a new production line of highly accurate, short-range cruise missiles capable of evading radar.
Afghan Times says President Hamid Karzai heard a litany of complaints from residents of Marjah, the southern town that was recently captured from Taliban. Some 300 elders complained about corruption among former Afghan government officials.
Blick announces that more than 70 percent of Swiss voters rejected a referendum that would have seen lawyers assigned to defend abused animals in court proceedings. The poll that was initiated by an animal protection group had argued that Switzerland's many animal welfare laws weren't being enforced.