Beckham leaving LA Galaxy after title game

(CNN) -- Los Angeles Galaxy star David Beckham will be leaving the team after its MLS Cup game December 1, team officials announced Monday.

The famed English midfielder joined the Galaxy in 2007, raising the profile of Major League Soccer in the United States and helped lead the team to the league title in 2011. Monday's announcement comes 10 months after he signed a new two-year contract with the team, turning his back on a number of offers from leading European clubs.

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10 dead in Yemeni military plane crash

SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni security officials say a military plane has crashed during training over the capital, Sanaa, killing all 10 people on board.

The officials say the Russian-made aircraft plunged from the sky and crashed Wednesday into an empty market in the heart of the Yemeni capital, destroying several shops.

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India executes last gunman from Mumbai attacks

New Delhi (CNN) -- India on Wednesday executed Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the last surviving gunman from the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed more than 160 people, a government official said.

Kasab, a Pakistani, was hanged at Yerwada Jail in Pune, a city southeast of Mumbai, said K.S. Dhatwalia, a spokesman for the Indian home ministry. It was the first use of capital punishment in India in 12 years.

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Calm elusive as rockets rain in Gaza, Israel

Near the Israel-Gaza border (CNN) -- Hopes were briefly raised then dashed Tuesday for an imminent calm between Israel and Hamas as diplomats fervently sought a way to stop the deadly violence.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in the region, where she met for more than two hours with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. She is expected to meet later with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, who is working to broker a cease-fire.

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Gaza crisis: Israel to end attacks, says Egypt's Mursi

Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi, who is leading mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, says he expects Israel to end attacks on Gaza shortly.

A Hamas spokesman told the BBC a truce would come into effect late on Tuesday, following six days of Israeli air strikes and rocket attacks from Gaza.

Israel says it has put plans for a land invasion of Gaza on hold.
But it has also told villagers in north, south and east of Gaza to move to central areas for their own safety.

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