Portal:Current events/2005 January 2

January 2, 2005 (Sunday)

Global tsunami aid donations exceed USD 2 billion (EUR 1.5 billion). (Xinhua)
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá officially becomes governor of Puerto Rico. He is the eighth popularly elected governor of the Commonwealth. (El Vocero, in Spanish)^{[permanent dead link]}
The Washington Post and Reuters report that the US government is preparing to keep suspected terrorists in detention without charge for life. (Reuters)^{[permanent dead link]}