The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press today:
The Times refers to the confirmation of a jail sentence to a driver found to have involuntarily caused the death of five teenagers in a traffic accident, quoting the father of one of the victims as saying that three years in jail are too short. It also reports that recession may have slowed down migration, according to a Frontex report.
The Malta Independent leads with the announcement that six EU states had accepted to take migrants from Malta. It also quotes historian Prof Henry Frendo saying the Archbishop should not pontificate on the National Day. His comment came after the Archbishop said all national holidays were of equal importance.
Malta Today Midweek reports that Maltese suspects stayed silent in a Sicilian court yesterday when they were arraigned for allegedly ferrying migrants to Sicily. The newspaper also says that a social pact is back on the agenda of talks between the social partners.
In-Nazzjon says Malta has been included in the global index of the FTSE. It also says that a record number of students have started Mcast courses.
l-orizzont carries complaints that the National Commission, Persons with Disability was not taken seriously by the Contracts Committee during an argument over the commission's rules on access to buildings.
The Press in Britain...
The Guardian leads with China's pledge of a ''notable'' decrease in carbon emissions by 2020.
The Independent reports Gordon Brown is ready to signal his readiness to scale back Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent as part of an international deal to to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
The Times shows a soldier killed by a bomb in Afghanistan being given a Military Cross and leads on Mr Brown's pledge to cut Britain's nuclear submarines.
The Daily Telegraph says Attorney General Baroness Scotland is under increasing pressure to quit after she was fined £5,000 for employing an illegal immigrant.
The Daily Mail calls her "Baroness Shamesless" for comparing the offence to failing to pay the congestion charge.
The Daily Mirror leads on John Travolta allegedly being blackmailed after refusing medical help for his teenage boy.
The Daily Express focuses on where the migrants, kicked out of the Calais shanty town known as The Jungle, will end up.
The Daily Star claims experts have said Victoria Beckham must eat properly now or she will waste away completely.
And elsewhere...
The New York Times reports leaders of China and Japan have pledged to take stronger action to fight climate change, but President Barack Obama has warned prospects for a global warming deal faced tough political realities.
New York Daily News says President Obama has curtly told Israeli and Palestinian leaders to stop stalling and open talks on a comprehensive deal to end an "endless cycle" of conflict and suffering. His frustration evident as he gathered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for a three-way summit, Mr Obama said final status talks on the creation of a Palestinian state "must begin soon". Mr Abbas has insisted that Israel must halt settlement construction.
Le Figaro reports French police have bulldozed a sprawling forest camp known as the "jungle" near the northern city of Calais, detaining 278 illegal migrants, mostly Afghans who had hoped to travel into Britain. French Immigration Minister Eric Besson defended the operation saying his objective was to put a stop to people trafficking.
EuropaWorld quotes a European Commission report showing Greece and Poland were the biggest beneficiaries of the EU's budget in 2008, while Germany paid the most into the bloc's coffers. Greece took in almost €6.3 billion more than it paid while Germany, the EU's biggest member, paid almost €8.8 billion more than it received.
The Irish Times says that for the first time since 1995, more people have left Ireland than arrived. As the numbers out of work reached 264,600, emigration jumped from 45,300 to 65,100 while immigration plummeted from 83,800 to 57,300.
Tiempo reports Honduras has been sealed off from the world after deposed President Manuel Zelaya made a dramatic return which sparked off street riots. Police fired tear gas to move thousands of demonstrators away from the Brazilian embassy where Mr Zelaya is holed up to avoid arrest.
Le Monde announces Bulgaria's former foreign minister Irina Bokova has been elected director general of UNESCO after a race clouded by accusations of anti-Semitism against her Egyptian rival, Culture Minister Farouk Hosny.
Russian leader Boris Yeltsin was once found near the White House late at night dressed in his underwear, seemingly drunk and looking for pizza. According to a new book detailing Bill Clinton's presidency, excerpts of which were published in USA Today, Mr Clinton "relayed how Boris Yeltsin's late-night drinking during a visit to Washington in 1995 nearly created an international incident".
Bangkok Post says a teacher in Thailand was captured on film beating a 14-year-old student and bashing his head against a blackboard. The incident sparking national outrage and pledges from education officials to crack down on corporal punishment in class
Musical Express reports Eminem's publisher is suing Apple, claiming the use of 93 songs in a downloadable format on Apple's popular iTunes service was unauthorised.
Aftonbladet says Swedish female soldiers are demanding the military provide them with combat-tested bras. The country's 500-odd women conscripts must buy bras themselves since there are no military-issue brassieres. They complain the sports bras unhook too easily. But things look set for a change: with between 800 and 1000 women expected to become conscripts next year, the military is now developing a bra that is undergoing testing.