The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times says a care order could be issued for unborn children. The proposal was made by the chairman of the Social Affairs Committee, Edwin Vassallo. It also quotes Joseph Muscat insisting at the PL annual conference that Labour wanted a secular state.
The Malta Independent features yesterday's political speeches on the front page. It reports Dr Muscat says Labour had become a movement, rather than a party, while Dr Gonzi said he would have handled some reforms differently.
In-Nazzjon says €48 million in investment have replaced state subsidies. It also reports on the growing number of ETC courses and assistance schemes.
l-orizzont leads with the PL annual conference, saying a movement had been born. The newspaper also reports complaints about the high cost of medicines in Malta compared to other countries.
The overseas press
Kyiv Post says pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovych has declared victory in Ukraine's presidential contest even though exit polls show a very tight race.
Der Spiegel quotes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas blaming President Obama for delaying the resumption of Middle East peace talks by not standing firm on his demand to see a complete freeze in West Bank settlements.
Asia Times reports a tsunami warning has been issued for several small islands after a strong earthquake shook an area off Japan's southern coast. The Meteorological Agency said the earthquake registered a magnitude 6.6. The US Geological Survey measured it at 6.4. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Az-Zaman says a female candidate on the list of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, was shot dead in central Mosul. She planning to stand in Iraq's March 7 general election and was gunned down as she left a house just days before campaigning is officially due to start.
Deutsche Welle quotes German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg saying the international community must make it clear to Iran that its "patience is at an end". Guttenberg told reporters at the annual Munich Security Conference that "the sanctions screw needs to be or can be turned here and there". He was speaking after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country would soon start enriching uranium to 20 percent on its own.
Al-Jamahiriya reports that a court in Libya has dismissed a case against a Swiss businessman who was accused of illegal business activities. Rachid Hamdani, who was also cleared last month of charges of overstaying his visa, is free to leave the country. In 2008, Mr Hamdani and another Swiss businessman, Max Goeldi, were prevented from leaving amid a row between Switzerland and Libya. Last Saturday, Goeldi was fined for operating without a business licence.
Le Monde says French police have closed down a makeshift shelter for illegal migrants in Calais a day after it was opened. The disused warehouse in the northern port was being used by about 100 migrants, mostly from Afghanistan. The building was rented by an activist group, which turned it into a camp in defiance of a ban on giving shelter to illegal immigrants in the town.
USA Today reports an American soldier has been accused of 'waterboarding' his four-year-old daughter because she couldn't recite the alphabet. Joshua Tabor admitted to police that he used the CIA torture technique because he was so angry. As his daughter 'squirmed' to get away, Tabor said he submerged her face - upwards - three or four times until the water was lapping around her forehead and jawline. The child has been taken into care by social workers.