announced a $20 million firefighting fund as well as a long-term initiative to protect the rain forest. russia s state, whether an environment monitoring agencies have released new details about a brief spike in radioactivity following a mysterious explosion at the navy s testing range. the incident earlier this month has been surrounded by secrecy and fueled fears of increased radiation exposure. the agency says the brief rise in radiation levels was caused by a cloud of radioactive gases containing various isotopes that drifted across the area. if the agency insisting it has found no trace of radiation in air or ground samples since the day of the accident. hong kong police are defending their actions during weekend classes with pro-democracy demonstrators. police used tear gas, water cannons, and raised their guns during those protests this weekend. lawmakers on each side of the political divide there say the other side bears responsibility for this new violence. just some of the ot