The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press.
The Times of Malta quotes Simon Busuttil saying John Dalli breached the code of ethics of EU Commissioners with his Bahamas trip. It also says that imports of high-end cars are booming.
The Malta Independent leads with the crash landing of a Boeing 777 in San Francisco which killed two people.
In-Nazzjon reports comments by Simon Busuttil that the opposition is serious and constructive.
l-orizzont says the situation of ground water is precarious.
The overseas press
The Asiana Airlines jet that crashed at San Francisco Airport was "significantly below" its target speed and its pilots asked to abort the landing just 1.5 seconds before impact. USA Today quotes National Transportation Safety Board chair Deborah Hersman saying that the pilot requested a “go around” – to abort the landing, fly around the airport and try again – indicating that the engine was about to stall. The crash killed two teenage Chinese students and injured more than 180 people, at least two dozen of them seriously.
Nigeria’s Daily Post reports the EU has condemned the “horrific murder by terrorists” of 42 people, including 30 students, in an attack on a secondary school in Nigeria blamed on Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram. EU diplomatic chief Catherine Ashton promised Nigerians her solidarity and determination to help them bring security, peace and reconciliation to the north, and called for those responsible to be brought to justice.
Al Jazeera says a polarised Egypt entered a second week of political crisis, as opponents and supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi held rival demonstrations in Cairo and cities across the country. The rallies came as a coalition that backed Morsi's removal wavered over the choice of Mohamed El Baradei as interim prime minister. It also came two days after 30 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded in demonstrations by tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters and opponents.
O Globo reports Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota has said his government was worried by a report that the United States had collected data on millions of telephone and email conversations in his country. Patriota also said Brazil would ask the UN for measures to impede abuses and protect the privacy of internet users, laying down rules for governments.
Havana Times says President Raul Castro of Cuba stood shoulder-to-shoulder Sunday with Latin American countries willing to take in NSA leaker Edward Snowden, but made no reference to whether Cuba itself would offer him refuge or safe passage. Venezuela and Bolivia both made asylum offers to Snowden over the weekend, and Nicaragua has said it is also considering his request. Snowden has been out of sight in the transit area of Moscow's main airport since he suddenly appeared there on a plane from Hong Kong two weeks ago.
Montreal Gazette says at least five people died and 40 were missing on Sunday after a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in the centre of a small Canadian town. The train was hauling crude in 72 tanker cars from North Dakota to eastern Canada. It was parked, without a driver, when it rolled downhill, gathered speed and derailed on a curve in the small town of Lac-Megantic. Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has described the part of Lac-Megantic affected by the explosion as a “war zone”.
Al bawaba reports Islamist cleric Abu Qatada has pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges pressed by Jordanian military prosecutors, just hours after his deportation from Britain, his lawyer says. Britain's expulsion of the Palestinian-born preacher after a decade-long legal battle drew expressions of delight from British Prime Minister David Cameron. Qatada, who had been in and out of British prisons since 2002 even though he was never convicted of any offence, had once been described as Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe.
Bloomberg says a baby boy born in Pennsylvania in June is the first birth following embryo screening using the latest gene sequencing technology designed to increase the success rate of in-vitro fertilization and reduce miscarriages. Gene sequencing of embryos can identify chromosomal defects that can result in the failure of embryos to adhere to the lining of the mother’s womb, which is necessary for the fetus to receive oxygen and nutrients. The study will be presented today at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology’s annual meeting in London. While about five million babies have been born worldwide through IVF since 1978, pregnancy rates per embryo transfer in Europe was about 36 percent in 2010.
Tennis: The British nationals are ecstatic with Andy Murray’s feat when he became the first British tennis player in 77 years to win the men's title at Wimbledon. Murray took three hours, nine minutes to win the title, scoring a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory over world number one Novak Djokovic. All London newspapers have a full-page picture of victorious Murray with the coveted cup and with titles saying “After 77 years, the wait is over”, “History in his hands”, and “Magical Murray”.