The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press.
The Times leads with a comment by Lawrence Gonzi that if it was united, the PN could win again. It also highlights the opening of the EU Asylum Office in Malta and the visit to migration centres by Angelina Jolie.
The Malta Independent says the PM apologised for the way the honoraria story developed.
l-orizzont says workers at a government elderly care home are working for less than the minimum wage. They were engaged by a contractor.
In-Nazzjon focused on a call by the prime minister for the government to translate economic growth to wealth for families.
The overseas press
Luxemburger Wort reports that European finance ministers continued meeting into the early hours of this morning (Monday) in Luxembourg, moving toward approving a fresh quarterly installment of Greece's €110 billion bailout loan. However, they remained divided over the details of a far harder task – extending Greece a giant new package that would support it for years to come. The session is set to continue today. Greece will run out of cash in the middle of next month unless funds are released. Prime Minister George Papandreou told Parliament yesterday Greece was in talks for a new bailout package "roughly equal" to the first package of €110 billion agreed to in May 2010.
Kathimerini says that Papandreou has called for a referendum on "changes to the political system", including to the country's constitution. Opening a three-day parliamentary debate that would culminate in a confidence vote tomorrow, Papandreou blamed Greece's bloated state sector for bringing the country to its knees and has vowed to effect deep changes. The Greek premier, fresh from a cabinet reshuffle meant to lift his political fortunes, will travel to Brussels today for talks with European Union leaders.
The Irish Examiner reports that a series of Europe-wide demonstrations were held on Sunday to protest against the European Stability Mechanism expected to be signed by EU governments at the end of this month. Thousands took part in rallies across Ireland, Greece and Spain. Organisers of the events – Real Democracy Now! – said the pact includes measures of fiscal, wage and public service change for all EU member states. Demonstrators were protesting at the misuse of the democratic system by politicians, their lack of respect and their constant mistreatment of the general interests of the electorate.
Le Soir says NATO has admitted that its warplanes accidentally killed several civilians during an airstrike in Tripoli over the weekend. The Western alliance pointed to a "weapons system failure" as a possible cause of the deaths. Al Jamahariya TV quotes Libyan government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim saying that the strike hit a residential district of Tripoli, killing 9 people and injuring at least 18.
Gazeta Oku reports that the Turkish authorities have, for the first time, supplied food across the border to people displaced within Syria as the Syrian army tightened its grip on troubled areas in the north of the country. Syrian forces have cut off the village of Bdama and closed its bakery, the only source of bread for thousands. Witnesses said Syrian forces have set up checkpoints and are making arrests. More than 10,500 people have crossed over to Turkey but more are camping on the Syrian side.
Al Arabiya quotes former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali denying all charges against him on the eve of the start of his trial in absentia. Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia last January following a popular rising. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted on various charges, including corruption and drug trafficking.
The Times says European lawmakers have paid tribute to Yelena Bonner, a relentless critic of rights abuses by Soviet-era authorities. Bonner, who was married to Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov until his death in 1989, died on Sunday of heart complications in Boston. She was 88.
O Globo says Brazilian security forces have occupied one of Rio de Janeiro's biggest slums as part of a major crackdown ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. Some 800 police and special forces moved into the Mangueira slum, close to Rio's famous Maracana stadium, where the World Cup final will be played.
New Musical Express reports Amy Winehouse has cancelled part of her European tour after the singer was booed for appearing to be too drunk to perform at a concert in Serbia's capital Belgrade. She pulled out of shows in Istanbul on Monday and Athens on Wednesday. The singer, who has struggled with alcohol and drug addiction for some time, would resume he tour in Bilbao, Spain, on July 8.