The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Sunday Times reports that the Arriva bus service has arrived, but some drivers have threatened to leave. It also reports that Mary Fenech Adami is in a critical condition in hospital.
The Malta Independent also plays with the name Arriva in its story on the new bus service. In another story, it reports that the scholastic year in Malta is among the shortest in the world.
MaltaToday says the Opposition is planning to move amendments to the Divorce Bill, including the introduction of the fault element.
It-Torca reports that bus drivers have threatened not to go to work. It also says that it will be four years before the Marsa power station closes.
KullHadd highlights complaints made by outgoing Central Bank Governor Michael C Bonello that dialogue with the government was not as regular and structured as he wished it to be.
Il-Mument focuses on the bus service reform and the inauguration of the new Valletta bus terminus yesterday.
Illum says that mistakes made in the management of Air Malta to serve politicians were now showing up. That included the operation of unprofitable routes.
The overseas press
Al Jazeera announces that the African Union has called on its 53 member states to disregard an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for crimes against humanity. Observers said that could enable Gaddafi to travel freely on the continent and escape prosecution if he ever seeks refuge in one of the African states. Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim praised the AU's decision, but said Gaddafi had no immediate plans to leave the country. Libya has also welcomed a road map for dialogue drafted by the AU that outlines plans for negotiations between the government and rebels.
Meanwhile, Le Soir quotes a Nato statement saying it had increased its airstrikes on military targets in the western part of Libya, where rebel forces claim a string of advances through territory still largely under Gaddafi's control. The coalition said it had destroyed more than 50 military targets in the west this week. Nato said more than 1.8 million civilians were at risk from a buildup of forces loyal to Gadhafi in western cities along the coast and in the Nafusa mountain range southwest of the capital.
Reuters reports Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has rejected indictments of four of its members over the 2005 assassination of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and 22 others in central Beirut when a huge bomb went off near his motorcade. Nasrallah said no power would be able to arrest the people indicated by the UN-backed tribunal but who have not yet been officially named. The Shia Islamist movement has repeatedly denounced the tribunal.
Euronews says Prince Albert of Monaco has married South African former swimmer Charlene Wittstock in a religious ceremony, following Friday's civil wedding. Some 3,500 guests, including royalty and celebrities, attended the event at the Place du Palais, followed by a lavish gala dinner. Earlier in the week, the palace denied reports in the French press that Ms Wittstock was having second thoughts about the wedding. The Palace denied the reports.
London’s Sunday Telegraph reports that Prince Albert was likely to undergo paternity tests after claims that he had fathered a third child. He already has a six-year-old son, Alexandre, through a former Togolese air hostess, Nicole Coste, and a 19-year-old daughter, Jazmin, with Tamara Rotola, an American estate agent. The French magazine, Public, has claimed that Prince Albert fathered “two new illegitimate children”, saying one is understood to be 18 months old and the son of an Italian woman. Other publications, including Voici, have suggested that Miss Coste could have had a second baby to the Prince. The 40-year old raised eyebrows on Thursday when she was pictured in Monte Carlo on the eve of the wedding.
EU Observer says eurozone finance ministers have approved the release of the €12 billion aid payment to Greece – the fifth tranche from a €110 billion bailout granted by the European Union and International Monetary Fund last year. The loan decision was taken during a video conference call. Athens urgently needs the money by mid-July to stave off bankruptcy.
The Irish Times quotes Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore warning the country’s economic sovereignty could not be regained if every single spending cut and reform was resisted. The Labour Party leader said the coalition was faced with hard decisions as further cuts would have to be inflicted. He told delegates Labour and Fine Gael have to rescue the Irish economy and maintained only boldness, imagination and willingness to take on difficult tasks will ensure success.
Pravda says Russia has resumed electricity supplies to Belarus after cutting power to the country for almost four days owing to unpaid bills amounting some €30 million. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev ordered a resumption of supplies after Minsk "fulfilled its financial obligations". The cut did not significantly affect major cities as the country receives only 12 percent of its electricity from Russia.
Kathimerini says Greek authorities have arrested John Klusmire, the 60-year-old captain of a boat that is part of a Gaza-bound flotilla trying to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory. Greece's coast guard said Klusmire, captain of “The Audacity of Hope”, faced charges of trying to leave port without permission and of endangering the lives of the boat's passengers. The boat was carrying 36 passengers, four crew and about 10 members of the media. Its attempt to sail Friday night from the port of Perama, near Athens, was thwarted by coast guard speedboats. On the same day, Greece had announced it was banning vessels heading to Gaza from leaving Greek ports.
Clarin reports that in the second match of Group A of the Copa America football tournament in Buenos Aires, Columbia beat Costa Rica 1-0 with a Ramos goal in the 45th minute. Costa Rica’s Brenes was sent off in the 27th minutes while three players on each side were shown the yellow card. Later today, Brazil meet Venezuela and Paraguay play Ecuador in group B of the competition.