BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has agreed to phase out tariffs on Chinese goods, Chinese officials said at a press conference in Beijing Friday evening.

MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry on Friday called for dialog between hostile groups to resolve the crisis in Libya, the Interfax news agency reported, a day after eastern forces' commander Khalifa Haftar urged an advance towards Tripoli.

WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives committee approved charges of abuse of power and obstruction against Republican President Donald Trump on Friday, making it almost certain he will become the third U.S. president in history to be impeached.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Friday ordered a 13-year-old girl who burned a Chinese flag at an anti-government protest to undergo group counseling and it put her on probation for a year, local broadcaster RTHK said.

NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Friday as the prospect of a China-U.S. trade deal and an election victory for Britain's Brexit-backing Conservative Party appeared to clear the fog on the global investment horizon, sapping safe-haven demand for the greenback.

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MADRID (Reuters) - Campaigners slammed Australia on the final day of a U.N. climate summit on Friday as its policy of using old carbon credits to count toward future emissions targets emerged as a major sticking point in negotiations.

MADRID, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Campaigners slammed Australia on the final day of a U.N. climate summit on Friday as its policy of using old carbon credits to count towards future emissions targets emerged as a major sticking point in negotiations.

ISTANBUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Turkey has added exiled Palestinian politician Mohammed Dahlan to its "red list" of most-wanted terrorism suspects, offering a reward of up to 10 million lira ($1.75 million) for information leading to his capture, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.