our correspondent, steve kingston, has this. >> at the college basketball games, a boys' night out. the american host and his british guest buddying up over hotdogs and hoops. >> prime minister cameron, talk to me. this is your first time being -- >> very first time at a basketball game. >> what do you make of the experience so far? >> it's pretty fast and furious. it's hard to follow sometimes exactly who's done what wrong. >> was our president helping you follow the game? >> he was giving me some tips. >> and he's going to teach me cricket. >> they sounded and looked like two regular guys, seemingly without a care in the world. but the world weighs heavy on this relationship, nowhere more so than afghanistan, where anger is building. here, they burn an of gee of a u.s. soldier, days after an american sergeant shot dead 16 people, apparently in cold blood. washington and london insist there will be no rush for the exits, but they're exploring option toss bring more troops home faster than planned. the end date for a withdrawal would remain december 2014, but both these men would li

steve kingston sends this report from washington. >> the eager hosts and their special dinner guests, the trappings of a white house bank question are reserved for a select few, and despite the formalities, david and samantha cameron seem increase going at ease in the company of the obamas. >> mr. george clooney. >> the guest list offered star power from both sides of the atlantic, actors, sporting heroes, entrepreneurs. all here to celebrate what the two governments are calling a partnership of the heart. >> in good times and in bad, he's just the kind of partner that you want at your side. i trust him. he says what he does, and he does what he says. i've seen his character. >> i'm proud of our social relationship and of britain's strong national bond with the united states of america. i've seen it in my bones. there are three bones about barack that really stand out for me -- strength, moral authority, and wisdom. >> at the business end of the trip, they talked iran, syria, and afghanistan, but there's now broad agreement that afghan forces should take the lead combat role during ne

steve kingstone, bbc news. >> india's rural revolution. -prices are filling the pockets of those who were once poor. prosecutors in chile will seek murder charges against four neo- nazis accused of killing a man. the case has prompted a national debate in chile about hate crimes. thes for aiel sold clos living, but dreamed of the theater. he was beaten, burned with cigarettes, and nazi symbols were carved into his body. outside the hospital, hundreds kept vigil as daniel late in a coma. there is anger here. the crowd shouted out "murder er." the president has promised that he will not rest until an anti- discrimination law is passed. >> [speaking foreign language] >> we are going to construct a better protected society with more love, when no one is discriminated against for many reasons. all chileans have the same rights. >> on tuesday, the date daniel died, his mother thing to those who had gathered for his support. >> [speaking foreign language] >> i want to say on behalf of all my family that we appreciate the support and all the beaut

steve kingston, bbc news, washington. >> in 10 states, four candidates in a fierce battle for a place in the final. that is the short story of the super tuesday, one of the biggest days in the republican electoral calendar. the polls are open for voters to choose their favorite tuesday who will take on barack obama in the presidential elections in november. mitt romney has an early lead in the delegate count. rick santorum and newt gingrich are looming in the wings. with me in the studio is a former communications director to republicans abroad in the u.k. how is it looking briefly? >> 41919 delegates. that is important. they need to become the nominee 1144 delegates. mitt romney has about 200 or so. santorum has about 100. >> essentially it is there for mitt romney if he can make a break for it. >> it is also santorum. santorum blew it in michigan. he had a chance to take the lead, to get the momentum,, the nop romney off. he could not do it in michigan even though he had a 15-point lead. now the big state to watch today is ohio. that is the bellwether state. if you want to win the p

steve kingston. staying with the race to the white house for the candidates there, as steve just mentioned, polls have closed in alabama and mississippi in the latest round of those primaries. the latest exit polls show that it's a tight race in both states. mitt romney is said to be doing better than expected in the southern states. rick santorum's campaign strategy is expected to be working. former speaker of the house representative newt gingrich, he is not expected to do as well. also taking place in hawaii as well as american samoa. we'll bring you the latest on those results, so stay with us for that. rebecca brooks, the former chief executive of news international, has been arrested for a second time by police investigating phone hacking. she's been released on bail along with her husband, who was also among the six detained on tuesday morning on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. june kenny has more details. for years, rebecca brooks was the most powerful woman in britis