The following are the top stories in the Maltese and international press:
The Times reports the first statements made by Nationalist MP Franco Debono since he was absent while two votes were taken in Parliament on Monday. He pledged loyalty to the Nationalist Party. The newspaper also gives prominence to the hospitalisation of President George Abela.
The Malta Independent says climate change talks dragged on into the night. It also reports comments by Franco Debono.
l-orizzont highlights calls for an urgent meeting of the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development to discuss the power tariffs.
In-Nazzjon says limited agreement was reached in the Copenhagen climate talks. It also says President George Abela is expected to be discharged from hospital today.
The international press:
The International Herald Tribune reports world leaders have taken an "historic" first step towards a global agreement on fighting climate change - but they admitted much more work still needed to be done. President Obama said a "meaningful and unprecedented" breakthrough had been achieved at the Copenhagen climate change summit following discussions with key emerging economies China, India, South Africa and Brazil. He admitted the deal was not legally binding but would make countries set out emissions targets.
Metro says that at least 26 million people, including 213,000 pregnant women, have been vaccinated against swine flu across Europe. The European Medicines Agency has said there have been no serious safety problems with the shots. All 27 EU and 4 EFTA countries are reporting cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza. A total of 1,333 deaths have been reported since April 2009
EU Observer reports Serbia is to formally apply for membership of the European Union, 10 years after the end of the wars in the Balkans. Serbia's path to EU membership has been stalled due to its failure to arrest ex-Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic. The formal application will be made next Tuesday.
Az-Zaman says Iraq has demanded the immediate withdrawal of Iranian troops who have seized control of a disputed oilfield in the south after a group of armed Iranians crossed the border. Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said his country viewed the alleged Iranian incursion into the Fakka oilfield and the area known as 'Well Number Four' as a violation of its sovereignty. He added that Iraq is seeking a peaceful, diplomatic solution to the situation.
The Washington Post reports the US is planning to send six Yemenis held at Guantanamo Bay back home, in a move that could be a prelude to a larger repatriation programme. There are currently 97 Yemenis being held at Guantanamo, making up almost half the 210 detainees who have yet to be relocated.
Trouw says a suspected drug lord, accused of smuggling heroin worth tens of millions of pounds into Britain, has been arrested in Holland. Mark Brown, 44, is believed to be the head of an organised crime gang which smuggled heroin into Britain in the feet of wooden pallets used to transport legitimate loads of quad bikes and motorised toys.
The Times reports that a man who killed his wife by throwing a television remote control at her head has been jailed for three years. The Old Bailey heard Paul Harvey, 46, killed Gloria Laguna by a "fluke" chance after the device struck her on a weak artery near her neck. The 48-year-old died from a massive brain haemorrhage as Harvey tried to give her the kiss of life. He had pleaded guilty to manslaughter last March.
Texas Observer says a 57-year-old member of a polygamist group has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for the sexual assault of a child. A jury at a court in Eldorado, West Texas, convicted Allan Eugene Keate for his "spiritual marriage" to a 15-year-old girl who gave birth at age 16. The prosecution's case largely relied on records seized from the polygamists' Yearning For Zion Ranch in April 2008, including some that indicated Keate had six wives aged 17 to 49 in 2007.
A mother has shocked her Twitter followers and outraged the US after posting updates of her son's death. US ABC News reports that Shellie Ross sent a message to her 5000-plus followers 34 minutes after paramedics arrived at her home to revive her son, Bryson, who was found floating in the family pool. The two-year-old is thought to have gained access to the pool area after a gate was left open. After her eldest son called ambulance officers Mrs Ross tweeted "Please pray like never before, my 2 yr old fell in the pool". Nearly five hours later, after her son had been pronounced dead, Mrs Ross tweeted again: "Remembering my million dollar baby," she wrote. Police say they are aware of the tweets, but told The National Post that "Twitter is not an issue in this investigation".