Madrid  - The Spanish government is preparing to toughen the country's anti-terrorism laws as the hunt for former ETA prisoner Ignacio de Juana Chaos in Ireland continued Wednesday.

Dusseldorf, Germany - A Lebanese student, who faces a verdict next week from a German court on terrorist bombing charges, was backed in his innocence plea Wednesday by his fellow conspirator.

Youssef al-Hajj Dib, 24, has insisted at the trial in Dusseldorf, Germany that the July 31, 2006 deposition of bombs on two German trains was a hoax by the two men, with no intent to kill.

Federal prosecutors have demanded life in prison for al-Hajj Dib, saying the bombs only did not explode because the gas in them had been wrongly mixed. Police said the detonators fired and the devices fully functioned in every other way.

Rumors are ripe that actress Amrita Arora is serious about her relationship with Hyderabadi businessman, Shakeel Ladak. So much so that it is being said the wedding bells are expected to ring in March 2009.

The news making rounds in the industry circles is that Amrita and Shakeel are planning a church wedding in Goa. They are also busy looking for banquet halls for a grand reception in Mumbai.

Amrita, whose earlier affair with Pakistani cricketer Usman Afzal ran out after a few years of courtship, has neither confirmed nor denied the wedding rumors.

Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - who have proved to be a formidable pair on screen - might be seen together again in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next untitled film. The two will be coming together for the third time, after 'Dhoom-2' and 'Jodha Akbar'.

Hrithik and Ash have exhibited tremendous on-screen chemistry in both their films, and Bhansali would definitely try to cash in on their chemistry for this project, which he has penned himself.

Shanghai - Andy Murray rolled into the semi-finals in his debut week at the Masters Cup, defeating Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-4, 6-2 in a Red group showdown on Wednesday.

The Scot polished his record to a perfect 2-0 as he beat the last player to enter the eight-man field. Simon gained a place at the last minute when world number one Rafael Nadal pulled out with a knee injury which will require a month or more to fully heal.

'Simon obviously is playing the best tennis of his life and he's in the top 10," said Murray.

New Delhi, Nov. 12 : Egyptian President Mohamed Hosny Mubarak will Visit India from November 16 to 19.

Mubarak will be visiting this country after 25 years. He last came here in 1983 on a state visit.

The focus of Mubarak’s visit will be on intensifying strategic and economic cooperation between India and Egypt, old friends and founders of non-aligned movement and South-South cooperation.