The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press.
The Sunday Times of Malta says Malta has the highest rate of jobless single parents.
The Malta Independent reports that Malta's child death rate is the worst in western Europe.
MaltaToday says Labour has an eight point lead over the PN in an opinion survey. Alfred Sant is in pole position among all candidates for the European Parliament elections.
Il-Mument quotes an article in which it says Alfred Sant regretted that Malta had joined the EU.
It-Torca says the former government kept an EU report on Gozo's socio-economic situation under wraps.
KullHadd says the PN is cut off from reality.
Illum reports that the PN government tried to hide its failure to allocate more funds to Gozo.
The overseas press
Deutsche Welle reports the seven European military observers seized on April 25have landed in Berlin, after pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine released them from captivity following direct intervention from a Kremlin envoy, Vladimir Lukin. One goal of Ukraine's military offensive on Slovyansk, which began in earnest on Friday morning, was to force the separatists to free the OSCE team.
Kyiv Post says the Ukrainiane authorities have announced a period of mourning for the dead in Odessa. Ukraine's interim President Oleksandr Turchynov announced a period of mourning for the more than 50 people killed – mostly pro-Russian separatists – in fighting in Odessa on Friday.
Euronews reports the Ukrainian authorities have blamed pro-Russian foreign paramilitaries for Friday’s violence in Odessa. Moscow has pointed the finger at Kyiv and its Western allies. Ukraine’s interior ministry says more than 170 people have been arrested – mostly Russian or from Transdniestria, a nearby breakaway pro-Russian region of Moldova where Moscow has a military garrison.
Afghan Times says rescuers say they have lost hope of finding any survivors after a landslide buried a remote village in northeast Afghanistan. At least 300 have been confirmed dead. Figures on the number of people killed or still missing varied, with estimates ranging from 250 to as many as 2,700. The disaster was the result of two separate landslides, triggered by heavy rain.
The Irish Examiner reports an airline passenger who travelled to Heathrow Airport has been diagnosed with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) after being taken to hospital with respiratory symptoms in the US. The passenger had flown on a British Airways flight from Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, to Heathrow on April 24, before transferring on to a flight to Chicago.
L’Avvenire reports after its first meeting at the Vatican, the advisory board on sexual abuse has said it was to develop clear and effective protocols to hold bishops and other church authorities accountable. Member of the Vatican's sexual abuse advisory board, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston, said current church laws could hold bishops accountable if they fail to protect children. But he said those laws had not been sufficient to date and new protocols were needed.
According to Chosun Iblo, divers continued to battled strong currents and wind on Saturday to search unopened rooms in a sunken South Korean ferry for dozens of missing passengers. The divers focused on opening up six cabins on the third and fourth floors while again combing places already searched. So far bodies of 236 victims have been retrieved; 195 were found inside the ferry while 41 were found floating in the sea.
Dnevnik reports Alenka Bratusek has announced her resignation as Slovenian prime minister, pressing parliament to call elections next month. The 44-year-old financial expert said she could not govern after being ousted as leader of the Positive Slovenia party.
Al Ahram says a Cairo Criminal Court handed down the 10-year sentences on Saturday to 102 of the 104 defendants on trial. Two other Brotherhood supporters received seven-year sentences. Most were tried in absentia, with just 35 appearing in court. The defendants were charged with killing and inciting violence during protests against the military ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July.
Il Tempo says at least three fans and a police officer were shot ahead of the Coppa Italia final between Napoli and Fiorentina in Rome.