The front page news isn’t bringing it to you, but Transition Trends is:

The recall of US, UK, French and Indian ambassadors from Kathmandu yesterday was a very welcome sign of co-ordinated international action to protest the royal coup there on 1 February. It’s especially welcome from the US, which seemed less than engaged on the issue recently. Recalling an ambassador “for consultations” is not the same as serious pressure like a threat to military assistance and other aid would be, but it’s a start.

By the way, I’ve heard through the grapevine that the US has told the king in private that it is reviewing continued military aid, but Washington is unwilling to say so in public for fear of giving the Maoists a free publicity lift. Not sure I totally believe that: given my source on this, it could be just the State Department feeding human rights and democracy activists something they want to hear to keep them quiet for a bit.