The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times leads with the press conference held yesterday by alleged victims of child abuse, who have asked to meet the Pope. It also reports that according to European Union officials, Malta could avoid further action over hunting if rules are followed.
The Malta Independent also leads with the press conference by the alleged abuse victims. Archbishop Paul Cremona has accepted to meet them. The newspaper also says that the FKNK intends to name and shame those hunters who applied for a special licence for spring hunting.
In-Nazzjon's main focus is on the visit to Gulf countries by the Prime Minister, during which a double taxation agreement was signed with Bahrain. It also reports that the Freeport has attracted another major company to Malta.
l-orizzont says the alleged child abuse victims are seeking justice, not vengeance. It also quotes the hunters' federation accusing the Prime Minister of being intransigent on the hunting issue.
The overseas press:
The Washington Times says Ukraine has agreed to eliminate its stockpile of weapons-grade nuclear material. As a nuclear security summit opened in Washington, the paper quotes the White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs saying the Ukraine would by next year get rid of enough highly enriched uranium to build "several weapons".
Leaders from 47 countries are taking part in the summit, called by President Barack Obama. USA Today said that before the talks, Mr Obama and China's President Hu Jintao agreed to step up pressure on Iran over its atomic plans. Mr Obama said earlier that a clear message needed to be sent to Tehran over its nuclear ambitions.
Ansa reports that the Vatican has posted new instructions on dealing with pedophile priests, making it mandatory for cases to be reported to the police, adding that in the most serious cases, Pope Benedict would defrock priests without going through a Church trial.
Under the headline "Together in paying respects", the Polish newspaper Dziennnik reports Poland begun a week-long mourning for President Lech Kaczynski and the other victims of Saturday's plane crash. The President's coffin will remain on public view until Saturday, when he is to be buried together with his wife.
EU Observer said Monday was declared a day of mourning, with flags at all EU institutions in Brussels flying at half mast. All official meetings were preceded by two minutes of silence. EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy paid tribute to Kaczynski over the weekend, calling him a "great patriot and statesman".
Times of Central Asia reports that ousted Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has addressed supporters in his home village of Teyit in southern Kyrgyzstan - the first time he had been seen since fleeing the capital Bishkek during violent protests last week. Bakiyev insisted he remained the country's legitimate president, accused the interim government of being "natural gangsters", and warned of "further bloodshed" should his opponents attempt to seize him.
Corriere della Sera confirms at least nine people were killed and some 30 injured when a mountainside collapsed onto a train in northern Italy in one of the country's worst rail disasters in recent years. The regional train, travelling on a single-line track through a mountain gully, was hit by an avalanche of mud and rocks before veering into pine trees that kept it from falling into the Adige River.
Frettabladid focuses on a new report released on Monday which points the finger at Iceland's former prime minister and banking leaders for the country's 2008 banking collapse, plunging it into an ongoing recession. Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir hailed the report, which said the collapse was caused by 'extreme negligence'.
Moscow Times reports that Eduard Chuvashov, a judge who jailed murdering neo-Nazis, has been killed contract-style in the stairwell of his apartment building in central Moscow.
Dawn reports more than 100 militants armed with rockets and automatic weapons attacked two security checkpoints in north-western Pakistan, sparking intense fighting which left at least 41 insurgents and two soldiers dead.
Afghan News says American troops have been accused of firing on a bus killing four civilians and injuring another 18 people in the Afghan region of Kandahar. The deaths set off protests across the area which is a hotbed of Taliban insurgency. Nato said it was investigating the shooting.
Bangkok Post reports that protesters demanding the Thai prime minister step down won important backing from the country's Election Commission which said the ruling party should be disbanded. The ruling came as Thailand's influential army chief appeared to back a key demand of the protesters, saying parliament might need to be dissolved to resolve the country's violent political stand-off.
In the UK, today's front pages continue to lead on the General Election and the legal aid granted to three politicians caught up in the expenses row. The Daily Express leads on the news taxpayers may have to foot the legal bill for three former Labour MPs accused of fiddling their expenses. Labour's election manifesto is on the front page of The Guardian, which compares the Prime Minister's pledges with what the Tories will promise voters. According to The Daily Telegraph there would be more threat of a VAT rise if Gordon Brown won the election, following the revelations in his manifesto.
Northern Territory News reports that a middle-aged Darwin teacher has pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old student. He was arrested last August when officers found her hiding in the boot of his car. The prosecution said the girl had disclosed sexual abuse to the teacher, and he had been the student's confidante when the relationship and the student started going to the teacher's house twice a week, where they were having sex.