Last Week in the World of News

10/2, California

A British nanny who was convicted of killing a toddler by shaking him was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Manjit Bausta allegedly grabbed 13-monthold Christopher Oliver Smith, shook him violently and slammed his head on •, the floor because he refused to have his diaper changed.

10/1, Mexico

An earthquake registering 7.5 on the Richter scale hit much of Mexico, killing at least 12 people. Oaxaca, Mexico, was hit the hardest. The center of the quake was between the Pacific Resorts of Huatulco and Puerto Escondido.

10/4,

England

A published survey claims that nearly every Londoner is carrying banknotes tainted with cocaine.

Scientists have found that more than 99 percent of banknotes tested in London were contaminated with cocaine and four percent are laced with the drug ecstacy.

10/2, Pakistan

Fourteen people were killed during morning

Jprayers at a Shiite mosque, making the total number dead 18 after four attacks on the group.

The other four were killed on a Sunni Muslim school. The attacks stem from a feud between extremist members of Muslim branches.

-Megan Zustra