The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times reports how the government, bruised in parliament yesterday, is seeking a confidence vote.
The Malta Independent leads with how a baby was found in a bag in Rabat yesterday.
l-orizzont also leads with the discovery of the baby outside the Ursuline Institute. It also says that the Speaker yesterday saved Austin Gatt.
In-Nazzjon reports how the government will seek a confidence vote next week.
The overseas press
Kathimerini reports Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou won a confidence vote in Parliament early this morning, paving the way for talks to form a coalition government, which may not include New Democracy as PASOK might seek to form alliances with some of the smaller parties. Papandreou, who received the support of 153 out of 300 MPs, indicated in his speech that he would be willing to stand aside but did not give a firm commitment to do so. Nor did he suggest who might succeed him, although Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos appears the most likely candidate.
Ethnos says New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras insisted Papandreou stepped down immediately and not oversee the coalition talks. “Papandreou rejected our proposal,” said Samaras, who had earlier this week declared he would vote for the new eurozone bailout package after the prime minister dropped his bid to hold a referendum on the matter. “The only solution is elections.” Papandreou dismissed demands for early elections, saying elections at this moment “not only equal disaster but could not take place in the best interest of the people”.
Le Monde reports G20 leaders have ended their summit in Cannes after two days dominated by Greek turmoil and the threat to the eurozone and beyond. Leaders vowed to boost the resources of the International Monetary Fund. But no countries outside the euro zone have agreed to contribute to its bailout fund.
SkyNews says several people have been killed and as many as 35 injured in a collision involving 27 vehicles on the M5 motorway in Somerset. There are reports that 10 others have sustained "life changing" injuries. Some 20 light vehicles and six articulated lorries were involved in the smash on the motorway. Video footage from the scene shows several vehicles engulfed in flames and debris strewn across the road. A number of burning lorries are on their side.
La Republica says at least six people were killed, and several people were still missing, when the Italian port city of Genoa was hit by flash floods during torrential rainfall. Five of the victims, including two children, died when the lobby of an apartment block in which they had sought shelter flooded. A woman was apparently crushed by cars being swept away by the water. The authorities have advised people not to leave their homes and to climb to the upper floors.
Reuters reports a senior US military official said on Friday Iran had become the biggest threat to the United States and Israel's President Shimon Peres said the military option to stop the Islamic republic from obtaining nuclear weapons was nearer. In Tehran, thousands of students burned US flags and pictures of President Barack Obama in a rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the American Embassy. Both sides have stepped up their rhetoric before the expected release next week of a report by the UN atomic watchdog, supporting allegations that Iran built a large steel container for carrying out tests with high explosives that could be used in nuclear weapons.
Los Angeles Times says the jury has ended its first day of deliberation in the trial of the man accused over Michael Jackson's death. The panel would resume considering the involuntary manslaughter charge against Dr Conrad Murray on Monday. If convicted, Dr Murray, 58, could face four years in prison and lose his licence to practise medicine. The cardiologist denies giving Jackson an overdose of the powerful sedative propofol to help him sleep.
According to An Nahar, Syrian military forces have killed at last 20 people in protests in Homs and other cities on Friday, despite agreeing to withdraw from urban areas under an Arab League deal. Tanks have been shelling parts of Homs, and medics at the main hospital told the BBC more than 100 bodies had arrived in the past two days. Wednesday's Arab League deal had called for an end to suppression of protests. On Friday, Syrian state TV announced an amnesty for anti-government fighters.
The Washington Times says a senior US commander has been dismissed after he made disparaging comments about Afghanistan's leaders. Maj Gen Peter Fuller, deputy commander of Nato's Afghan training mission, said in an interview with Politico the country's leadership was "isolated from reality". It is not clear whether Gen Fuller will be reassigned or will retire. The head of US forces in Afghanistan says Gen Fuller's comments do not represent the US-Afghan relationship.
Euronews says a protest with a difference has taken place outside the home of the former IMF chief Dominique Strauss Kahn in Paris. A Ukrainian feminist organisation held a “topless demonstration” to protest against the dropping of sex charges against him in New York. A member of Femen said that in France, if men had money or power, they were above the law. She added that they had gone to Paris from the Ukraine to support French women. The group said it planned to target the Italian prime minister in a future protest.