The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times says the EU has given the government up to the end of next year to narrow the financial deficit to acceptable levels. It also reports that unemployment is highest in the south of Malta - particularly Cospicua - and in Gozo.
The Malta Independent says migration topped the PM's agenda in talks in Lithuania.
Maltatoday says migrants are escaping from Malta and being taken to Sicily by Maltese groups. It also carries a feature on problems in Maltese waters, including jellyfish and crowded beaches.
l-orizzont asks what has happened to immigrant crossings, with no crossings in June.
In-Nazzjon says migration was discussed in talks between the Maltese and Lithuanian prime ministers in Vilnius.It also quotes the Infrastucture Ministry accusing the PL of trying to mislead the public on energy issues.
The Press in Britain
The Independent focuses on the diplomatic screws tightening on Iran.
A new MPs' expenses story is the lead for The Daily Telegraph.
The Daily Mirror reports on the proposed changes to MPs' expenses and a possible jail sentence for those caught breaking the rules.
The Daily Mail claims Britain faces a pensions nightmare.
The Guardian leads with the Iraq War public inquiry, saying that Gordon Brown and Tony Blair can expect a "public grilling" on their involvement.
The Daily Express says British Muslims are backing French President Nicolas Sarkozy's call to ban the burqa.
The Sun reports that Katie Price launched a vicious tirade on Twitter against estranged husband Peter Andre.
The Herald says that only one in three children is choosing a healthy school meal.
And elsewhere...
The Washington Post leads with President Barack Obama's warning to the Iranian government over the protests convulsing the country, saying the US and the entire world were "appalled and outraged" by Iran's violent efforts to crush dissent.
Corriere della Sera reports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Italy on his first official trip to Europe, praised the courage of Iranian protesters and called Tehran the "greatest threat to peace" in the region.
In Tehran, Iran's state-run English language Press TV quotes an announcement by the top electoral body rejecting calls to scrap the country's disputed election. It says the Guardian Council on was determined to crush unrest, in which at least 17 people have been killed.
Börzen Zeitung reports that OECD finance ministers meeting in Brlin have agreed to step up the fight against tax evasion, focusing on countries such as Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. In a final document, they agreed to toughen measures against countries which fail to implement OECD tax standards.
The Washington Times says that a day after the US capital's deadliest subway crash, federal investigators believed the trains were operating in automatic mode but that the cause of the collision remained a mystery.
Times of India reports that vibrations from low-flying aircraft in New Delhi are threatening to damage to the world's tallest brick monument, the 238ft-high Qutub Minar.
Sydney Morning Herald says the parents of an autistic seven-year-old girl who weighed barely 9 kilos have been found guilty of starving their daughter to death. A New South Wales Supreme Court jury found the 35-year-old mother guilty of murder and convicted her husband, 47, of manslaughter over the child's death in November 2007.
According to La Razon, seven members of a religious Mennonite colony in Bolivia have been arrested for the alleged rape of 60 women in their community over the past few months. The prosecution says the accused, ranging in age from 18 to 41, sprayed a narcotic substance that rendered the women unconscious and then raped them. The victims include pregnant women and young girls
Variety reports that a Sergeant Pepper's souvenir poster signed by the four Beatles sold for more than €47,000 at a Christie's auction of pop culture memorabilia. Actor Bob Crane's leather jacket from the 1960s television comedy Hogan's Heroes took in a total of €584,000 while the prop scissorhands used by actor Johnny Depp in the film Edward Scissorhands went for €20,500. Marlon Brando's signed Godfather script fetched €9,500.
Results of a 10-year Swedish study published in the journal Lancet Oncology found women who had weight-loss surgery were 42 per cent less likely to develop cancer. Weight-loss operations - in which doctors change the digestive system's anatomy to cut the volume of food a person can eat - have been shown to reverse diabetes and reduce the risks of dying from heart disease.
It's official: the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. A new study asking Australians to rank which everyday experiences gave them the most pleasure has quashed the long-standing assumption that men prefer sex over food. The Advertiser reports men rated taste sensations as their top pleasure trigger, with physical arousal (including sex) coming in fourth. Personal accomplishment was second, and the need to relax third.