The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times leads with the motion of no confidence in mayor in Sliema mayor Nikki Dimech by the remaining Nationalist councillors in Sliema. It says that Anton Buttigieg Street in Zejtun where a fatal accident had taken place was still in the same condition.
In-Nazzjon leads with the building of a new school in Mosta. It also reports on the Sliema councillors’ no confidence motion.
The Malta Independent reports on the resignation of the Sliema mayor from the Nationalist Party. It says that Bank of Valletta has said that the allegations made by Finco yesterday were unfounded. It also reports on the girl who undressed in Regional Road yesterday.
l-Orizzont also reports on the girl who went naked. It says that chemists at Mater Dei were not being used well. The newspaper also highlights the the ombudsman’s report on damages sustained by consumers as a result of power surges.
The overseas press:
The New York Times announces that the UN Security Council is to hold an emergency session to discuss the rape of more than 150 women and boys by rebels in DR Congo and a response to the violence. A UN envoy has said troops could not prevent the incient because they did not know it was happening.
EU Observer says Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has announced an investigation into whether France was complying with EU laws on free movement of people by deporting Roma to Bulgaria and Romania. The Commission's findings will be released next week.
Meanwhile, Paris was standing by its policy and rejected criticism. French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux told RTL radio that 117 camps had so far been dismantled, and 630 people sent home, with 300 more explusions expected by the end of the month. French officials insist that their policy towards the Roma was legitimate.
Deutsche Welle reports three German citizens – two in custody and one at large – have been charged with financing foreign terror groups and posting Islamist propaganda videos on the Internet. The German authorities say the three allegedly remitted 4,300 euros from November 2009 to February 2010 to Islamic terror groups abroad.
El Mundo says two Spanish police trainers were shot dead by their Afghan driver during a training session in western Afghanistan. The gunmen was then killed by colleagues of his victims, members of the Spanish Civil Guard in Afghanistan to instruct local officers. The attack, which also killed a local interpreter, appeared to be the latest in a series by infiltrators linked to the insurgency.
The Daily Mail leads with the death of Gareth Williams, a British spy whose body was found stuffed in a large sports holdall in the bath in his house. Sources close to the inquiry played down speculation the murder was linked to his secretive line of work and inquiries were focusing on his lifestyle.
El Universal quotes Chilean health minister Jaime Manalich saying the 33 miners trapped 700 metres below ground since August 5, have been told they might not be rescued for several months. He said they had reacted calmly. A 66cm-wide shaft was being bored to rescue them – and that might take up to four months to complete.
El Diario reports that Mexican officials investigating the death of 72 people found murdered at a ranch in the north of the country say they were migrants trying to reach the United States. Their bodies were found on Tuesday, after a shoot-out between suspected drug traffickers and security forces. One of the surviving migrants told police the group had been kidnapped and killed by an armed gang. He said the migrants were shot after refusing to work for the gang.
Tribune de Genève says engineers are draining an immense lake that has built up under an glacier on Mont Blanc hoping to prevent a repeat of a flood that killed 175 people more than 100 years ago. The water is equivalent to about 26 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Since March, officials have shut part of a tram route used by Mont Blanc climbers and installed an alarm system in case of flooding.
Tiger Woods' former wife has said she never suspected him of cheating on her, and went "through hell" after finding out about his affairs. In an interview with People magazine, Elin Nordegren denied claims that she had hit him with a golf club, and said she had tried to save their marriage. They had been married for six years.
Al Ahram reveals archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 3,500-year-old settlement in one of Egypt's desert oases that predates earlier cities by a millennium. The Yale University mission excavating in Umm El-Kharga Oasis stumbled upon the find while working to map ancient routes in the Western Desert. The site, whih reached its peak in the late Middle Kingdom (1786-1665 BC), is believed to have been a major food centre.
The Scotsman says Susan Boyle is going to sing for the Pope. The Britain's Got Talent star will perform three songs during the pontiff's open air mass in Glasgow next month. She says the invitation to sing before the Pope was something she had always dreamed of.
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