MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) — In his second visit to Russia in as many months, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with counterpart Dmitry Medvedev Friday in the southern city of Orenburg.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (left) shakes hands with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez.

The meeting focused on the recent events in Georgia and joint naval exercises scheduled to take place in November

Just three days ago Russia dispatched a naval fleet of warships to the Caribbean, led by the Peter the Great nuclear cruiser.

After the meeting, the countries signed bilateral documents concerning energy cooperation, according to the Kremlin’s website.

Russia also offered Venezuela $1 billion in credit to buy Russian weapons to develop military ties in a time when relations between Russia and the United States are worsening, according to Russian news agency Interfax.

Chavez reaffirmed his strong support for the measures taken by Russia during the war in South Ossetia.

“We are well aware of the reasons behind the conflict — who attacked the people of South Ossetia and how. We once again express our complete and firm support for your actions,” he said.

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David is a fantastic pianist who started his music studies in Haiti before immigrating to Montreal where he not only continued with his studies but has also formed a Afrocentric Jazz ensemble called “Makaya Jazz”. After listening to David’s piano playing alone and with

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Santo Domingo.– Statistics released by Interior and Police Minister Franklin Almeyda reveal that between January and July this year 34.51% of the Dominican Republic’s 1,440 registered deaths were the result of violent incidents.

Of all violent deaths, 66% were victims of gun wounds. In 2007 38% of deaths were attributed to criminal activity, compared to 65.5% this year. Almeyda said 58.4% of all victims were between the ages of 18 and 34, while 62.5% of all crimes happened between 6 PM and 6 AM.

The statistics also reveal 55.2% of crimes happened between Monday and Thursday and 92.6% of victims were men. The country´s most violent cities were Santo Domingo with a 42.25% crime rate, Hato Mayor 41.08%, the National District 40.72%, La Vega 40.51%, Samana 39.18%, San Jose de Ocoa 38.48% and San Cristobal 31.58%.

Almeyda pointed out that despite the increase in crime after the presidential elections, the Dominican Republic continues to be a safe place to live.

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Miami pop stars Gloria and Emilio Estefan donated money. Actress Mia Farrow visited and played with orphaned children while musician Wyclef Jean and actor Matt Damon trudged through mud.

The devastation created by four back-to-back storms in Haiti has attracted school children, politicians — and celebrities.

Wrapping up his annual Clinton Global Initiative gathering in New York, where Haitian President René Préval and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair were among the speakers Friday, former President Bill Clinton threw his weight behind helping Haiti.

Clinton highlighted several commitments in the works to help Haiti, and pledged his support to helping Haitians rebuild their lives after this summer’s storms that have ravaged the fragile Caribbean nation, left hundreds dead and a million homeless.

Among the endeavors:

• Jean and his Yéle Foundation’s initiative to provide hot meals for 14,000 poor schoolchildren, food for 20,000 families a month, thousands of new agriculture jobs and grants to help farmers recoup their crops.

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