The following are the top stories in the Maltese and international press today:
The Times leads with remarks by the Archbishop yesterday that the Church will not interfere in State decisions. It also reports that University lecturers do not rule out a strike at the opening of the University scholastic year on October 1 in view of a pay dispute.
The Malta Independent says Valletta council is planning to set up a commercial entity to offer value added to tourists visiting the city.
In-Nazzjon says a public consultation on exams and streaming is to be held.
l-orizzont explains how a prison wardens' association borrowed €8,000 to bail out four prison wardens accused of assaulting a prisoner. It also reports in a second story that Gozo is still without a home for the elderly, even though the population is getting older.
The Press in Britain…
The credit crunch and Gordon Brown's woes at the Labour Party conference dominates the headlines.
The Financial Times says a high stakes game of political poker was under way in Washington as Congress prepared to vote on a plan to create a $700bn fund to buy toxic assets from banks to ease the credit squeeze.
The Daily Express says families in Britain have been warned to expect crippling tax rises of more than £900 a year.
The Daily Mail goes on that experts said taxpayers face increases of up to 5p in the pound as the Prime Minister "plunges Britain deeper into debt".
The Guardian reports Mr Brown has pinned hopes of reviving his premiership on a package of measures designed to tackle the economic crisis, including a crackdown on the culture of irresponsible City bonuses.
The Times continues that the financial watchdog is to take stringent action to stop hefty rewards that could encourage people to take excessive risks.
The Independent adds Mr Brown is to plead to the Labour conference to give him more time in the top job.
The Sun continues that Mr Brown threw himself on the mercy of his party enemies - vowing "I will do better". But The Daily Telegraph claims senior Cabinet ministers have given the PM until next June to prove himself capable of saving the party from a general election meltdown.
According to the Daily Mirror, singer George Michael has vowed to beat drugs after his crack cocaine arrest.
And elsewhere…
Slovenia Times reports that the opposition centre-left Social Democrats (SD) have narrowly defeated the ruling centre-right Slovenian Democratic Party of Prime Minister Janez Jansa in Sunday's election for Slovenia's 90-seat parliament.
Globe and Mail leads with South African President Thabo Mbeki’s announcement of his formal resignation in a televised address to the nation. Mbeki also used his speech to deny accusations that he had interfered with justice to push corruption charges against ANC head Jacob Zuma.
Pakistan Today quotes the Interior Ministry blaming Al-Qaeda-linked Taliban militants for Saturday's suicide bomb attack on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. At least 53 people were killed and more than 270 people were injured in the blast.
Jerusalem Post says Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has submitted his formal resignation to President Shimon Peres, handing his mandate to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni as the new leader of his ruling Kadima Party.
Washington Post quotes US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying the Bush administration's $700 billion bailout plan for Wall Street lacks "necessary safeguards" in several areas.
The People’s Daily reports that the Chinese milk powder scandal has reached new proportions with the number of infants hospitalised increasing to nearly 13,000, with 104 babies showing serious symptoms. Four babies have since died after drinking the tainted milk.
According to Nigeria's Guardian, the main militant group has declared a unilateral cease-fire in the African country's southern oil region. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said it was ceasing hostilities immediately, ending the latest series of raids that have nearly halved Nigeria's daily oil production.
USA Today says America has won golf's greatest prize, reclaiming the Ryder Cup for the first time since 1999. Europe had won the last three Ryder Cups over the US and were looking for a historic fourth win.