The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press.
All the local newspapers are dominated by yesterday's supercar crash during the Paqpaqli motorshow.
In other stories, The Malta Independent says Simon Busuttil said he expects to be handed a list of people granted citizenship under the IPP while In-Nazzjon quotes Dr Busuttil saying economic growth needs to be sustainable.
The overseas press
German public broadcaster ARD reports that the European Commission and the Turkish government have agreed to set up new refugee camps in Turkey and launch joint Greek-Turkish border patrols coordinated by Frontex.
Nice Matin says French President François Hollande has visited the French Riviera following violent storms and floods that killed at least 17 people, promising aid for the affected residents.
The centre-right ruling coalition has claimed victory in the Portuguese general election. According to exit polls conducted Radiotelevisao Portuguesa, the centre-right coalition government gained between 38 and 43 per cent of the votes.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said Russia’s airstrikes against targets in Syria were vital for stability in the Middle East. In an interview with Iranian state television, Press TV, Assad accused Western countries of increasing terrorism by supporting rebel groups and fuelling the refugee crisis.
Al Watan says sources in Palmyra had confirmed that Islamic State militants have blown up the Arch of Triumph, a major monument in the 2,000-year-old Roman city and a jewel in the exquisite collection of ruins.
Kabul Times reports Médecins Sans Frontières has withdrawn its staff from the embattled Afghan city of Kunduz – a day after its hospital was hit in a series of airstrikes, killing 12 staff members and seven patients, including three children.
Bild reports Volkswagen engineers have admitted that since 2008 they had installed the software on cars with diesel engines to manipulate readings to meet the limits required by environmental standards.
Haaretz reports Israeli authorities have banned Palestinians from entering Jerusalem’s Old City for two days after twin attacks on Israeli citizens that also left the perpetrators dead.
Nineteen EU member states, including Malta, have requested to opt-out of producing genetically-modified crops, effectively banning their cultivation. Deutsche Welle quotes an EC spokesman saying 17 of the member states requested to fully opt-out of GMO cultivation, while Belgium and Britain asked that the opt-out mechanism be reserved for only part of their country’s respective territories.
Minsky Kurier reports some thousand people took to the streets of Minsk yesterday to demonstrate against Russian plans to build an airbase in the former Soviet state.
The Diplomat says Sunday election in Kyrgyzstan looks set to usher in a new parliament with six parties earning enough votes to enter the 120-member Jogorku Kenesh. The Social Democrats (SDPK) captured 27.47 per cent of the vote, followed by Respublika-Ata Zhurt with 20.13 per cent and Kyrgyzstan with 12.81 per cent. Based on the preliminary results, the SDPK would get 38 seats, Respublika-Ata Jurt 28 seats and Kyrgyzstan 18 seats.
Entrepreneurs in Sweden have discovered that their employees are happier and more productive working six hours a day. The Daily Mail reports Stockholm’s Filimindus, a company specializing in the creation of apps, last year decided to introduce the six-hour working day with one restriction: during work employees cannot use social networks. The Swedish government has also introduced the six-hour working day in nursing resulting in happier workers and patients.