The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Sunday Times reports that a Maltese couple had a lucky escape from the deadly fire in San Bruno California two days ago.
The Malta Independent says that the Gharb fireworks explosion is believed to have started inside the building.
Malta Today says a fireworks importer had warned Nenu Farrugia not to employ his family in the fireworks factory
Il-Mument says the economy grew by 4% in the first half of the year. It also says that the mortality death from cancer in Malta is well below the EU average.
It-Torca reports that 297 children are awaiting help from the Appog agency.
Kullhadd says the government is putting pressure on the European Commission not to take action against it over the power station contract. It also reports that members of the legal profession are viewing the appointment of Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri as being controversial.
Illum says inspections of fireworks factories were held after a warning telephone call.
The overseas press
The New York Times reports that hours after official ceremonies took place to mark the the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, hundreds of rival protesters staged demonstrations in the centre of New York for and against plans to build and Islamic cultural centre two blocks away from Ground Zero, where the World Trade Cetre was destroyed. Attending the ceremony at the Pentagon, President Obama, said his country was not at war with Islam but with Al Qaaeda which distorted religion.
Kathemerini says the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has said he was not going to give up on his government's austerity plans. Attending a trade fair in Thessaloniki, he said the measures were a battle for the survival of Greece.
El Universal reports miners trapped deep underground in Chile for more than a month have been given permission to smoke after rescuers improved the ventilation system so they can pump fresh air in from the surface. The 33 miners will be sent two packets of cigarettes a day through a supply tube to share between them.
O Globo says the authorities have rescued 95 workers who were being kept in slave-like conditions on sugar cane plantations in Rio de Janiero state. The workers were not registered and had no clean drinking water or safety equipment. Fifty other workers were rescued from similar conditions in another state.
Harare's Sunday Mail reports that Air Zimbabwe has fired striking pilots who defied a 24-hour deadline to return to work. The pilots and cabin crew walked out of work on Wednesday, demanding payment of allowances that were cut off in February.
According to Trouw, an Australian who rode his bicycle thousands of kilometres around Europe looking for his missing son has found him in Holland. Andrew Thompson was taken to Frankfurt by his mother in 2008 when he was three years old. Police and Interpol efforts to find Ken Thompson's estranged wife failed so he decided to hunt for them himself. She has been arrested and was now in custody awaiting extradition to Australia. Father and son have not yet been reunited and it is believed child psychologists were preparing Andrew for the meeting.
Le Journal du Dimanche quotes a French foreign ministry spokesman saying comments by former Cuban leader Fidel Castro about the treatment of Roma migrants were unacceptable and showed his ignorance of history. At an event in Havana to promote the second volume of his autobiography, 84-year-old Castro had accused Paris of carrying out a "racial holocaust".
Canberra Times reports Prime Minister Julia Gillard was keen to emphasise her government's sharp focus on the economy, job creation, education and regional Australia as she announced the make-up of her new ministry on Saturday. But Opposition Leader Tony Abbott dismissed the line-up as a reward for the Labour factional powerbrokers who helped Ms Gillard topple Kevin Rudd in June.
In the UK, The Mail on Sunday focuses on the U-turn apology by the UK's most senior tax official, Dave Hartnett, over surprise tax bills. Over two million people have received letters informing them that they underpaid income tax in the past two years. Mr Hartnett apologised to 1.4 million people who were told they must pay back four-figure sums, after initially insisting no error had been made.
Al Ahram reports a barge leaked some 100 tons of gasoline into the Nile River, about 1,100 kilometers south of Cairo, after it became partially submerged while workers unloaded its cargo. Officials in three southern Egyptian provinces have declared a state of emergency to contain the spill and to prevent it from spreading down river.
Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere" - about a Hollywood star who becomes numb to life through drink, drugs and a string of casual relationships - has won il Leone d'Oro for best picture at the Venice film festival. Il Gazzettino reports the jury was unanimous. Il Leone d'Argento for best director went to Alex de la Iglesia for his "Balada triste de Trompeta" ("A Sad Trumpet Ballad"). The Spanish director also won the best screenplay award for the film. The top actor award was given to Vincent Gallo, who played a terror suspect plotting his escape in "Essential Killing," by Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski. Best actress honours were awarded to Ariana Lebed, a Greek actress who discovers herself through her friendships, in "Attenberg," a film by Greek director Athina Rachel Tsangari.