The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times leads with the compilation of evidence in the case instituted against former Sliema Mayor Nikki Dimech. A police inspector said he alleged that Nationalist MP Robert Arrigo asked for his supporters to be favoured by the council. He also admitted a drug problem.
The Malta Independent says a vegetable vendor has been accused of shooting a boy with an airgun.
In-Nazzjon says former Mayor Dimech sought a commission of between 5% and 10%.
l-orizzont says a Eurostat survey shows a high level of awareness of cases of domestic violence.
The overseas press
Haaretz reports calm appeared to be prevailing on the streets of Jerusalem, after hours of bloody clashes sparked by the shooting dead of a Palestinian by an Israeli security guard in the early hours of the morning. Police also redeployed from the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, situated on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. The action came after more than 10 Israelis were wounded when hundreds of Palestinian protesters began hurling stones at security officials.
The Jerusalem Post says Israel has rejected the findings of a UN group of experts which said it could be prosecuted for "wilful killing" and torture committed when its troops stormed a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May. A statement by the Israeli Foreign Ministry labelled it "biased" and "one-sided". Earlier, the UN Human Rights Commission said Israeli forces violated international law and that some of the six activists killed were the victim of actions "consistent with... summary execution". Israel insists that it acted in line with international law.
EU Observer says the European Parliament has cleared the way for a law allowing the creation of new financial supervisory bodies to help prevent a repeat of the financial crisis that nearly brought down the European banking system. The cross-border agencies would form a framework to help monitor and reform Europe's financial sector by overseeing banks, insurers and the markets.
The New York Times reports President Barack Obama has told the UN a revamped US foreign aid policy would help lift nations out of poverty by focusing on good governance and encouraging trade and investment. Mr Obama told the UN summit in New York on the Millennium Development Goals that the focus should be on development, not dependence. But with five years left to reach the Millennium Development Goals, Mr Obama said the world "must do better".
MSNBC says a woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection tomorrow and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century after the US Supreme Court refused to block her execution. Teresa Lewis, 41, was sentenced to death for providing sex and money to two men to kill her husband and stepson in October 2002 so she could collect on a $250,000 dollar (€187,000) insurance pay out. The gunmen were sentenced to life terms and in 2006, one of them committed suicide in prison.
Kathemerini reports that truck drivers blocked traffic on Greece's two busiest motorways outside Athens, to protest at a government overhaul of labour market rules. Greece has promised to reform its labour market as part of austerity measures agreed in return for €110bn in rescue loans from European countries and the International Monetary Fund.
The Vatican says the seizure by police of €23 million from a Vatican bank account and the investigation of two top bank officials was due to a misunderstanding that should be clarified quickly. In a front-page article L'Osservatore Romano provided details about the investigation, saying it began when the Bank of Italy tipped off authorities to a possible violation of anti-money laundering norms by the Vatican bank.
India's foreign minister has told the BBC that the Delhi Commonwealth Games would meet international standards, amid concerns over hygiene and safety. SM Krishna said India would be "able to deliver" on next month's Games. His comments come after complaints from several countries and the withdrawal of some athletes amid security concerns. Mr Krishna said a prolonged monsoon had hampered preparations, but offered reassurance that security would be provided for every athlete and stadium.
According to The Daily Star, David Beckham is taking legal action against the American magazine "In Touch Weekly" over allegations that he cheated on his wife Victoria "with a $10,000-a-night hooker". The magazine had quoted former prostitute Irma Nici, who claimed "she had slept with the world's most famous soccer star five times". The father-of-three, who has been married to former Spice Girl Victoria for 11 years, has strongly denied the allegations as "completely untrue and totally ridiculous". Posh, 36, and Becks, 35, were said to be "very angry" over the lies which have since swept the internet.