The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times says a suspect in the HSBC hold-up was held after seeking treatment for injuries. It also reports that the price of medicines has been reduced.
The Malta Independent says that Anna Chapman, who is at the heart of the Russian spying ring, reportedly used to work for a Nicholas Camilleri. It also reports that two have been held by the police in their investigations of the foiled HSBC hold-up. It also features opposition comments on how the new gas prices will undermine the people's purchasing power.
In-Nazzjon gives prominence to the reduction of medicine prices and a 17% increase in tourist arrivals in May.
l-orizzont says three have been arrested over the HSBC hold-up, one of whom was injured. It also carries criticism of gas price increases. The newspaper also reports that a speedboat used in the casino hold-up may have been found.
The overseas press
The Washington Times reports that prosecutors in the United States say two suspects in the alleged Russian spy ring have admitted they were Russian citizens living in America under false identities. They said the two had been living outside Washington as a married couple with two children. Eleven suspects, arrested by the United States last week, have been accused of working as secret agents for Russia's intelligence service.
And in Cyprus, The Mirror quotes officials saying one of the defendants in the case might have fled the island after being set free on bail.
Afghan News says General David Petraeus is in the Kabul to take command of US and international forces fighting the nine-year-old war. The newspaper quotes a Nato spokesman saying he arrived from Brussels where he sought to reassure allies that the war against the Taliban was on track despite rising casualties and problems regaining control over key parts of the country.
As Gen David Petraeus prepared to take command of the campaign, Times of Asia reports four people, including two foreigners, were killed as suicide bombers and gunmen stormed a US aid organisation in Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed the attack.
Clarin says former Argentine military ruler Jorge Videla, 84, has gone on trial for the murder of more than 30 political prisoners in 1976. Videla, already serving a life sentence for abuses committed during military rule, is one of more than 20 defendants.
Bild quotes a survey by broadcaster ARD which showed 62 pr cent Germans think Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition would break up in the wake of an embarrassing presidential vote. It says 68 per cent called the election of Christian Wulff a "disgrace" for Ms Merkel because it took three rounds of voting for her choice to be elected as many coalition members broke ranks to vote for the opposition candidate.
Le Parisien and France Soir lead with the current high temperatures in France. Meteorologists predicted that the summer would continue with above-average temperatures. Authorities were on alert so as to avoid a repeat of the high rates of fatality amongst the elderly seen in the particularly severe 2003 heat wave.
Globe and Mail reports South Africa's former police chief and ex-president of Interpol Jackie Selebi has been convicted of corruption for accepting bribes and his links to organised crime. Analysts said the verdict would not have any major impact on President Jacob Zuma.
Pravda says Russia's lower house of parliament has approved a complete ban on drink-driving. The measure is expected be approved in the upper house and become law. President Medvedev said allowing even a small amount of alcohol in the blood encouraged drivers to consume more. Heavy drinking is seen as one of the main reasons why one in three Russian men die before retirement age.
USA Today reports Jaycee Lee Dugard, the American woman who was held hostage by a known sex offender for almost 20 years, is set to receive $20m (€16m) in compensation. She was kidnapped in 1991 at the age of 11 by Phillip Garrido, who hid her in his back garden for 18 years, fathering two children with her. The compensation has been recommended by California's Department of Justice.