The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times says a van belonging to a couple wanted in a murder investigation in the UK has been found in San Gwann. It also says that a Briton has been accused of raping and infecting a British woman with HIV in Malta.
The Malta Independent under the heading Musical Chairs, leads with the latest developments at the Naxxar counting hall.
MaltaToday says PN rebels strongly criticized Lawrence Gonzi on the conduct of the EP elections and especially blamed general secretary Paul Borg Olivier.
In-Nazzjon says David Casa was the second candidate elected for the PN. Joseph Cuschieri was Malta's runner-up and will take the new EP seat granted to Malta.
l-orizzont says the PL strengthened its poll victory by taking Malta's sixth seat in the European Parliament.
The Press in Britain
According to the Daily Mail and The Times, six Scotland Yard officers have been accused of torturing drugs suspects by allegedly using 'waterboarding', the controversial technique which involves simulated drowning.
The Daily Telegraph has more revelations on the expenses scandal, saying Prime Minister Gordon Brown has refused to release the full report of an inquiry into some of the claims.
The Financial Times reports Thomas Cook is facing a merger with a German rival after the collapse of its biggest shareholder.
The Daily Express has a report saying Britain's banks could hinder the chances of a continued recovery in the property market by pushing up mortgage costs.
The Guardian leads on China's new plans aimed at cutting carbon emissions.
The Independent reports a deal could soon be reached for the release of one of the five British hostages held in Iraq.
The Daily Star shows BNP leader Nick Griffin as he was pelted with eggs outside Parliament in a fracas which left two people in hospital.
Metro says that as well as qualifying for the full perks and entitlements of every MEP - including a £80,000 salary plus a £43,500-a-year office allowance - Mr Griffin and his fellow MEP Andrew Brons will share in the benefits of cash and political standing.
The Sun leads with the story of a mother who left her six children for her teenage son's best friend, aged 18.
And elsewhere...
Luxemburger Wort reports eurozone finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg have agreed to rein in their increasing budget deficits if the economy begins recovering in the second and third quarters next year. The European Commission also says it will formally warn eight eurozone nations against breaking EU rules by overspending on economic stimulus packages.
Tribune de Genéve says some 250 people worldwide are thought to have died after contracting swine flu virus, a rise of 90 in the last 24 hours.
O Globo reports that Brazilian helicopter crews in the Atlantic have begun the grim task of taking the bodies of those who died in the Air France crash to the mainland. Experts believe the discovery of the tail section, which includes the vertical stabiliser and the rudder, could prove to be key in discovering why the plane went down.
L'Echo quotes conservative European Commission president José Manuel Barroso saying he will stand for a second term.
The Irish Times says opposition parties have told the Irish Parliament that the government had lost its authority to govern and must respond to the clear verdict of voters in last weekend's local and European elections. Fine Gael won more support in a national election than Fianna Fáil for the first time in its history.
According to Handelsblatt, four suspected Islamist militants on trial for plotting to kill Americans in Germany have told a Duesseldorf court they are prepared to confess.
Frontier Post says five people have been killed and some 65 others wounded after suicide attackers targeted the luxury Pearl Continental Hotel in the north-west city of Peshawar.
USA Today announces that the families of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two Americans sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean labour prison on Monday, have urged the country's government to free them, amid hopes the US government will send an envoy to negotiate their release.
Le Monde says a notebook full of Pablo Picasso's sketches worth several million euros has been stolen from the Paris museum that bears the painter's name. The theft was discovered yesterday.
Portland Daily News says a woman accused of murdering her pregnant friend is believed to have cut open her victim to take the baby and pass it off as her own. Police said the baby also died, but it could not be determined whether he was alive when he was taken from his 21-year-old mother's womb.