The following are the top headlines in the Maltese press and a section of the overseas press.
The Sunday Times of Malta says the government has intervened to reopen talks between the Labour government and a company interested in developing the property held by the PL in Pembroke, worth several million euro.
The Malta Independent on Sunday says the government aims to have MPs paid by attendance before the summer recess.
MaltaToday reports that the gay community has warned the PN not to touch their rights as the Opposition prepares to move amendments to the Civil Unions Bill.
It-Torca says the PN had been planning a €900 tax on waste.
Il-Mument says there is anger within the Labour Party against Joseph Muscat over the citizenship scheme.
KullHadd leads with proceedings at the Commonwealth heads of government summit, saying Malta chooses the road of dialogue.
Illum says Tonio Fenech has argued that he is prepared to change his view on Henley and Partners, after his endorsement a few months ago when he was minister.
The overseas press
There has been renewed fighting between rival militias on the outskirts of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, a day after at least 43 people died in clashes. Libya Herald says the latest violence in the suburb of Tajoura, involving local militiamen and fighters from Misrata, left one dead. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan urged all sides to “exercise maximum restraint” and described the the situation as “very tense and could escalate further”,
Il Mattino reports thousands of people have marched through the streets of Naples to demand a clean-up of land where the local mafia has been illegally dumping toxic waste for decades. Protesters held pictures of children whom they said died of cancer as a result of pollution.
Corriere della Sera quotes Silvio Berlusconi saying his centre-right party has split from Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s ruling coalition. Speaking at a congress to rebrand the People of Freedom Party (PDL) as Forza Italia, Berlusconi said his impending expulsion from parliament meant the partnership between Prime Minister Enrico Letta's coalition could not continue. Berlusconi's comments come one day after a group led by Interior Minister Angelino Alfano, former secretary of his PDL party, defected to form the New Centre-Right party. Alfano's new party could lure away about a third of PDL's deputies in the parliament and the Senate.
Al Manar reports thousands of Syrians have fled to Lebanon in the past two days to escape the increasingly devastating fighting between government and rebels near the Syrian border amid reports that a battle was beginning along the mountainous border. Heavy clashes were reported along the main highway from Damascus to Homs between the towns of Nabak and Qara, a corridor that is vital to both sides. It serves as a conduit for rebel fighters and arms from Lebanon and links Damascus to solidly government-held territory to the north along the Syrian coast.
Global News says Greenpeace organised protests in 263 cities around the world on Saturday to mark two months since 30 of its environmental activists were jailed in Russia over a demonstration against Arctic drilling. In a case that has sparked an international outcry, the crew-members of Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship were detained on September 18 after several of them scaled an oil platform run by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom.
Maldive Digest says Abdullah Yameen has been elected president of the Maldives, with opponent Mohamed Nasheed conceding defeat. Yameen defeated the pre-poll favorite in an election run-off. Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) candidate Abdullah Yameen secured victory with 98 percent of the votes counted, narrowly edging former president Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).
Xinhua reports nine people armed with hatchets and knives were killed after launching an attack on a police station in China's Xinjiang province, inhabited by ethnic minority Uighurs. The assailants killed two policemen before being killed. The province is shaken by recurring incidents that authorities attribute to “terrorists”, referring to Muslims Uighurs.
A Vietnamese court has sentenced two business executives to death for their roles in a scandal that caused millions of dollars in losses to the State. State-run newspaper Thanh Nien said Vu Quoc Hao, former director of a leasing company under a state-owned bank, Agribank, was convicted of embezzling $3.8 million (€2.8 million) and sentenced to death in southern Ho Chi Minh City. The report said the court also sentenced businessman Dang Van Hai to death for appropriating $3 million (€2.2 million), while nine others including Hao’s staff and three other businessmen were given jail terms ranging from three to 14 years for mismanagement or abuse of power.