The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times says Russian forces yesterday found the missing Maltese-registered merchant ship which had been missing for two weeks. It also reports that legal action has been taken by a man who argues that parking schemes are discriminatory and illegal.
The Malta Independent says Archbishop Paul Cremona has urged promotion of marriage stability.
In-Nazzjon reports strong overseas interest in the operation of the Malta bus service.
l-orizzont says the investigation into the murder of Gaetano Romano has been passed on to Interpol.
The Press in Britain...
Afghanistan dominates a number of the national newspaper's front pages as the British government said that the war was "winnable", despite its military death toll there passing 200 and an opinion poll showing a majority of Britons oppose the fight against the Taliban.
The Daily Mail leads with an attack from the mother of Britain's 200th casualty in Afghanistan, who has branded Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth "stupid and arrogant".
According to The Guardian, the government is battling declining public support for the military campaign in Helmand province as politicians are told to "get out on the frontline".
Emotional soldiers serving in Afghanistan tell The Times details of the attack which killed three of their comrades.
The Daily Mirror leads with the news the widow of killed British soldier Sean Upton will today receive a historic new medal, the Elizabeth Cross, before his funeral.
The Independent reports Taliban intimidation threatens to wreck the democratic process on the eve of Afghanistan's presidential election.
The Daily Express says a think-tank's report has revealed unemployment figures are considerably higher than the number quoted by the government.
The Daily Star fears tabloid favourite Katie Price, aka Jordan, is at risk of kidnap by "ruthless Russian gangsters" in Marbella, southern Spain.
Metro reports a Tunisian teacher in her thirties is expected to give birth to 12 babies after undergoing fertility treatment following two miscarriages. She is determined to give birth to them all naturally, and the father is right behind her.
The Daily Telegraph quotes the Magistrates' Association saying the police cannot be "relied upon" to hand out fines to the public and it is a "certainty" they will misuse their powers.
A dramatic fall in stocks in the Asian and European markets has the Financial Times questioning the strength of the economic recovery.
And elsewhere...
Espresso das Ilhas reports that the Russian crew of a cargo ship found off the Cape Verde archipelago after having disappeared for more than two weeks are heading for the island of Sal where they will be put on a Moscow-bound plane. The Maltese-registered freighter was found by a Russian warship 380km south of Cape Verde. No information was available about what had happened to the ship itself.
Pravda reports an accident during repair work at Russia's largest hydroelectric plant has killed at least 11 workers and injured 14 while up to 65 others are missing. A transformer exploded and the blast destroyed walls and the ceiling in an engine room where turbines are located, causing the room to flood.
Le Parisien says family and supporters of Clotilde Reiss, the French language teacher who was released on bail from a Tehran jail on Sunday, have called for her return home while the French government was urging that all espionage charges against her be dropped.
Az-Zaman quotes Human Rights Watch calling on the Iraqi government to move and stop gay men being murdered in a systematic campaign by the militia. The bodies of several gay men were found in Sadr City, Kirkuk, Najaf and Basra.
Sydney Morning Herald reports a UN representative is visiting Australia to investigate complaints that a government crackdown on sexual abuse of minors in Outback settlements is violating Aborigines' human rights.
Times of India says security forces might soon be armed with chilli bombs to take on rioters and fight insurgents. They are testing hand grenades stuffed with bhut jolokia, one seed of which can produce intense pain in the mouth for up to half an hour. The heat from the weapon chokes the respiratory tract and causes the eyes to water.
New Zealand's The Press reports that a man vying for the title of the most incompetent criminal left his name and contact details with a shop before robbing it and fleeing. The man, a regular customer of the music shop in the southern city of Christchurch, grabbed handfuls of banknotes from the till with four surveillance cameras trained on him.
Il Tempo says that millions of Italians and foreigners have failed once again to guess the winning numbers in the country's state lottery as the record jackpot climbed to €139.9 million.