Wikinews:2005/January/1


 * Tsunami deaths mount to more than 120,000 Indonesia stops counting, confirmed counts continue to rise.
 * Republicans seek to reduce ethics rules
 * DirecTV tunes out Trio, network in limbo Loss of its largest carrier may spell doom for struggling cable channel.
 * Australian National Archives release Loans Affair documents Scathing attack by Australian Treasury over loans in 1974.
 * Aid pledges rise; Japan promises 500,000,000 USD Nearly 2 billion USD promised, U.N. warns of logistic bottlenecks.