The following are top stories in the Maltese and overseas press.
The Times of Malta reports that people face higher fees for doctors' insurance.
The Malta Independent says the price of a life-saving drug at Mater Dei has doubled.
In-Nazzjon quotes Simon Busuttil appealing for consensus on the citizenship scheme.
l-orizzont describes waste at Mater Dei Hospital as'the biggest theft'.
The overseas press
Fox News reports multiple tornadoes have killed at least five people and injured about 40 others in the American Midwest, with hundreds of homes destroyed. The fast-moving storm system triggered several tornadoes in Indiana and Illinois, reducing whole neighbourhoods to rubble. One of the worst-hit areas was the city of Washington, Illinois, where a twister uprooted trees and tore houses in half.
Cairo Radio announces some 20 people were killed in Egypt when a passenger train crashed into a mini-bus and other vehicles south of Cairo early today. Police said at least 15 people were injured.
RIA Novosti says a Boeing 737 belonging to domestic Russian Tatarstan Airlines has crashed while attempting to land at an airport in western Tatarstan, killing all 50 people on board. Russia's emergency situations ministry said 44 passengers and six crew were on board the jet which crashed on landing in the city of Kazan after flying from Moscow's Domodedovo airport. Russian officials say the flight from Moscow to Kazan, 800 kilometres east of the capital, was trying to abort its landing.
Der Spiegel reports that for more than three years, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Britain has been using a system to automatically monitor hotel bookings of at least 350 hotels around the world in order to detect diplomats’ travels.
The report was based on leaked documents by US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo has ended with member nations signing a communiqué on poverty reduction and trade, after the summit was overshadowed by alleged Sri Lankan human rights abuses. Lanka World says Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse warned his critics against pushing him “into a corner” by setting an ultimatum to address war crimes allegations by next March. Outlining the agreements inked by Commonwealth leaders, Mr Rajapakse said there had been widespread agreement on a series of issues - particularly on ensuring that economic growth does not come at the expense of equality.
Libya Herald reports Tripoli residents launched a general strike on Sunday and held protests, demanding the city's myriad of powerful militias be disbanded after violence in which nearly 50 people were killed over the weekend. In an apparent angry response at the popular pressure, Misrata's city council announced it was withdrawing its representatives from the interim national parliament and from the Cabinet. Misrata has two ministers in the government, that for the economy and culture.
People smugglers are offering asylum seekers passports and Australian visas for entry to Australia by plane. An investigation by the ABC's “Four Corners” programme has revealed evidence that people smugglers are selling the travel documents for up to $16,000 (€11,100). The passports and visas could enable asylum seekers to enter Australia via commercial airline flights rather than by fishing boats.
The German recluse whose billion-dollar art hoard was seized by authorities has broken his silence to ask for the pictures back and to deny that his father, an art dealer for Hitler, ever extorted any from Jewish owners. In his first substantive comments since the mysterious trove was revealed two weeks ago, 80-year-old Cornelius Gurlitt recalled helping his father save some of the works from wartime Dresden. He told Der Spiegel magazine the state had no right to impound treasures he called the love of his life.