A sagging power line touched the fence, said Kevin Cartwright of the local fire department.

People saw the girl put her foot on the fence in Druid Hill Park and then fall to the ground, he said.

The girl was taken to Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Fresh bird flu outbreak in China
THE Chinese government yesterday reported an outbreak of avian influenza in western China after 125 wild birds were found dead. Samples sent to a government laboratory confirmed Wednesday the birds were infected with the bird flu virus, H5N1, the statement said.

Chaka Khan's son acquitted of murder
SINGER Chaka Khan's son has been cleared of murdering an aspiring teenage rapper he shot with an M-16 rifle during a party at her California home two years ago.

A Los Angeles jury deliberated for two-and-ahalf days before finding Damien Holland, 27, not guilty of murder, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter.

Holland said he never intended to kill 17-year-old Christopher Bailey. Khan, said she believed her son had accidentally killed his friend.

Three tons of drugs seized in Pakistan
FORCES have seized nearly three tons of opium and morphine after a gun battle with traffickers in Pakistan near the Afghan border. Three suspects carrying assault rifles were arrested in the raid on Friday night in Brahamcha, a village in Chagai district, 170 miles south-west of Quetta.