WikiLeaks Temporarily Closes Due to Lack of Funding

No more leaks, at least not for a while. The website WikiLeaks, known for breaking numerous news stories — ranging from publishing secret documents on Guantanamo Bay to corruption in Kenya — has shut down due to a lack of funds. In a statement posted on its website, WikiLeaks parent, The Sunshine Press, a non-profit organisation funded by human rights campaigners, investigative journalists and the general public, explained that the site needed $600,000 in order to survive 2010 and pay their employees. Since the December launch of their funding drive, the organisation has managed to raise just $130,000 in donations, far short of the amount required