The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times says the House got bogged down for hours yesterday on the approval of the minutes of Thursday's sitting. It also reports that Malta is guaranteeing €350m as part of a massive euro stabilisation fund.
The Malta Independent highlights the EU rescue package to stem a crisis in the eurozone. It also says the Mayor of St Julian's has called for a stop to vandalism in Paceville.
In-Nazzjon says the Opposition requested five divisions yesterday before the House approved the minutes of Thursday's sitting. It also says Gordon Brown is stepping down in the UK.
l-orizzont also reports yesterday's proceedings in parliament. In another story it highlights shortcomings on the Gozo ferries revealed by Capt Mario Grech. It says an investigation has been concluded, but the outcome has not been revealed.
The overseas press:
EU Observer says European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has vowed to press on with stronger economic policy co-operation after the "unprecedented" agreement to stabilise the single currency. Addressing a meeting of the World Economic Forum for Europe, Barroso said he had been making the case for "reinforced economic governance" for a long time and the deal to shore up the euro and stop its slide on world markets was just the latest proof of the need for closer economic ties.
The Financial Times says markets rebounded on the news that the EU and IMF had agreed a massive €500 billion support package for crisis-hit eurozone nations. The news sent global stock markets soaring.
Kathimerini quotes the Greek labour minister saying the government had adopted a draft bill to overhaul the pension system. Trade unions had warned they would launch a wave of protests against the plan.
The Wall Street Journal says Portugal and Spain have committed to increasing deficit reduction measures aimed at stemming the debt crisis.
Le Parisien says President Nicolas Sarkozy has assured French union leaders his government would not be implementing Greek-style austerity measures The assurance was given despite a recent announcement by French Prime Minister François Fillon that France would freeze public spending from 2011.
The UK nationals are dominated by Gordon Brown's announcement that he will quit as Labour leader. The Guardian reports that the British political landscape was transformed as an unbridled bidding war for power led to Gordon Brown proffering his resignation.
Expresso says the Pope begins a four-day trip to Portugal today with an open-air mass before an expected 160,000 pilgrims He is likely to focus his message on the Church's call to preserve Europe's Christian roots and Portugal's traditional family values during the visit, the centrepiece of which is to be a huge open-air mass in the shrine of Fatima on Thursday.
Baltic Times says the bodies of 250 people, believed to be Albanians killed during the 1998-1999 conflict in Kosovo, have been found at a mass grave site in Serbia. The war crimes prosecution office in Serbia and the European Union's law enforcement and police mission in Kosovo jointly discovered the mass grave in a quarry pond outside Raska.
Pravda says at least 30 people died and 60 remain unaccounted for following two weekend explosions at the Raspadskaya coal mine in the northeast Russian region of Siberia
The International Herald Tribune reports that the arrival of a new ash cloud from Iceland's Eyjafjoell volcano has grounded hundreds of flights in Portugal, Germany and Austria, causing some air-traffic disruption in Europe.
Arutz Sheva reports Israel would press forward with construction of new housing for Jews in east Jerusalem, drawing Palestinian accusations that the plans could undermine newly relaunched peace talks. American mediators and the Palestinians want the building halted.
Manila Times says Benigno Aquino - whose father was assassinated while opposing a dictatorship and whose mother led the "people power" revolt that restored freedom - was leading the nine-candidate presidential race with 40.19 percent of the votes from about 78 percent of the precincts His closest rival, ousted President Joseph Estrada, had 25.46 percent.
Az-Zaman reports a wave of attacks across Iraq, including twin car bombs against a textiles factory, killed at least 102 people. The surge in violence that came as the country moved closer to forming a new government two months after a general election seen crucial to US combat troops leaving the country by August 31.
Le Matin says police have fired tear gas outside the ruins of Haiti's national palace to control 2,000 demonstrators calling for President Rene Preval's resignation. In the largest political protest since the January 12 earthquake, the demonstrators shouted insults at Preval, who has been criticised for allegedly using the destruction as a pretext to stay in office beyond his term.
Darwin's Northern Territory News reports that a woman put the safety of her neighbours over her own modesty when, while topless, she saved an apartment building from going up in flames. Fitness instructor Tash Bennett was sunbathing by the pool when a nearby palm tree caught on fire. She raced to reception for help before rushing back to the pool to use the fire hose. It was only after battling the blaze for five minutes that she looked down and realised that she was still topless from the sunbathing.