The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The local newspapers give prominence to the miners' rescue in Chile.
In other stories, The Times quotes Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando saying a referendum on divorce would be held next year. It also refers to a document by seven priests saying the vote on divorce should be a matter of conscience.
The Malta Independent says ‘mortal sin' has been excluded from a common position taken by prominent priests on divorce. It also reports that ICT attractiveness seems to have waned and the number of graduates who are going into specialised areas has decreased.
l-orizzont says Finance Minister Tonio Fenech has contradicted what was written in the pre-Budget document on government plans to reduce salaries. It also says that patients are waiting for hours for attention and a bed at Mater Dei Hospital.
In-Nazzjon also highlights the document issued by the seven prominent priests who said they were against divorce, but the choice had to be based on conscience. It also quotes the Prime Minister saying the Budget would support families and promote job creation.
The overseas press:
"All 33 are safe and on the surface" cries an extraordinary edition of Santiago's leading newspaper La Tercera which also carries a huge picture of shift supervisor Luis Urzúa punching the air, surrounded by celebrating family members, rescue workers and President Sebastian Piñera.
El Mercurio quotes Chilean Health Minister Jaime Manalich saying many of the rescued miners had severe dental infections and some had eye problems as a result of living in the mine for so long. One has been diagnosed with pneumonia. But he stressed that all appeared to be in far better condition than expected.
The Associated Press says the rescue of Johnny Barrios Roja, dubbed as Dr House because he served as the miners' medic, was among the most anticipated - if only to see who would be there to greet him. He gained notoriety as the man who had two women at Camp Hope - his wife of 28 years, Marta Salinas, and his mistress Susana Valenzuela. Fifty-year-old Barrios looked around sheepishly as he emerged from the rescue tube, finding Valenzuela to greet him with a long kiss and hug. Salinas, who had declared that she was "a decent woman", was nowhere to be seen.
Diaro Oficial reports President Sebastian Piñera has said he believed the rescue of the miners would change his country's image in the world. He said people would now associate Chile with the united national effort to get the miners out rather the tears of military rule.
Al Massira reports President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran has addressed a huge rally of Lebanese Shia Moslems organised by the Hezbollah Movement in the suburbs of Beirut. He said his country supported a strong, unified Lebanon and praised Lebanon's resistance against the "worlds tyrants".
Meanwhile, USA Today quotes US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying Washington rejected any efforts "to destabilise or inflame tensions" in Lebanon. She was speaking during in Kosovo after a two-day Balkan tour.
The New York Times says more than 40 people have been charged in the United States in what prosecutors say was a network of Armenians trying to defraud the country's medical insurance syatem, Medicare. The alleged fraud took place across 25 states and involved claims for fake treatments using stolen identities. By the time the scam was spotted, more than $35 million had been paid out.
The Evening Standard reports Princess Beatrice, fifth in line to the British throne, escaped unscathed after her car was sandwiched between two buses in rush hour traffic in London. The 22-year-old daughter of Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew was driving to college with her police protection officer when the collision occurred. The princess's BMW was reportedly ruined but she and her bodyguard walked away unhurt from the accident.
Serbian officials have expressed fears of a right-wing extremist plot against their country's entry to the European Union, after Serbian soccer hooligans clashed with Italian police on Tuesday evening at the two countries' Euro 2012 qualifying game in Genoa. Justice ministry state secretary, Slobodan Homen, said in an interview with TV B92 that it was obvious somebody wanted to demonstrate that Serbia was neither ready, nor mature enough to go to Europe. At least 16 people were hospitalized and 17 Serb fans arrested after violent riots caused a 40-minute delay to the match and then forced the game to be abandoned six minutes in.