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The killer could be out of jail in a year!
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The Hastings Observer newspaper quoted Judge Anthony Scott-Gall as saying that the 368 days Austin had already spent in custody would count toward the spell in jail.
“Under guidelines where convicts usually serve just half their term in prison, the killer could be out in just over a year,” the Observer noted.
According to sources, the sentence seemed to be lenient, considering the fact that a “guest student” had lost his life in a “gang attack” in the host country and the teenager’s death had traumatised his family.

Qatar and Deutsche Bahn ‘in $25bn deal’
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn is set to sign a $25bn contract with Qatar tomorrow

Qatar is set to award a $25bn contract to German rail and logistics group Deutsche Bahn tomorrow to build and operate a passenger and freight rail network in the country.
A source said the deal would see the launch of the Qatar Railway Development Company, a joint corporation in which Qatar Railways is expected to hold 51% and Deutsche Bahn 49%.
German Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer yesterday said in Berlin that he would travel to Doha together with Deutsche Bahn chief executive Ruediger Grube to sign the deal.

'Shawarma' is now an English dictionary word
by Neeraj GangalThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Friday, 17 July 2009

NEW WORD: The classic shawarma combination is pita bread or taboon bread, hummus, tomato and cucumber, and the shaved meat itself.(Getty Images)Shawarma , the popular dish and fast-food staple across the Middle East and North Africa has now found a place in one of the world’s eminent English dictionaries.

‘Shawarma’ has been included as one of the 100 new words added to the latest edition of the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.