Facebook Inc on Saturday blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Shithole” in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologising for any offence caused.

Technical error caused vulgar translation of Xi Jinping's name: Facebook

Leicester City recorded the biggest ever English top-flight away win by beating 10-man Southampton 9-0 at a rain-sodden St Mary’s to move up to second place in the Premier League on Friday.

Leicester beat Saints 9-0 in record English top-flight away win

U.S calls for meet after Tehran breaches N-Deal. IAEA board of governers represent 35 nations. Experts said ''We have no idea that what this meeting will achieve''. Parties to the N-Deal already have a separate forum. Watch this video to know more.

U.S calls for IAEA emergency meet

U.S. calls for IAEA emergency meet

The Indian Sign Language dictionary, which has been developed by the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre, comprises 3,000 Hindi and English words and their corresponding graphic representation of the signs which are used in daily life

India's first sign language dictionary released

With the pervasion of Hindi and English words, Urdu seems to have lost its originality, purity and thus the importance.

Opinion: Is Urdu language dying because of Hindi infiltration?

English is not a native language of India and, hence, teaching and learning English is not and will not ever be easy for a huge majority of the population

Opinion: Do you really love your mother tongue?

Baahubali 2 will have to make $90 million more to enter the top 10

Infographic: Which are the biggest foreign-language movies?

PM Turnbull just announced replacing a temporary work visa popular with foreigners with a tougher one that puts 'Australia first'

New 'Australian values' test planned for citizenship

The app, developed by Khattab, will translate various German forms into Arabic and English for newcomers facing a pile of paperwork

Bureaucrazy: The smartphone app created by Syrian refugees to cut through German bureaucracy

All of their six goals have so far been scored in the second half

France will have to take the game to Iceland, right from the start

Leroy Sane's million dollar move to Manchester City wasn't included in the figures, as it was only confirmed on Tuesday

English Premier League clubs' transfer spending nears 500 million

Even if it's commonly spoken, no other country in the European Union is formally English-speaking

Brexit: English could no longer be an official EU language

'Jo, what a vile and tragic day,' was one of the messages left for Jo cox at the foot of a statue in Birstall where she was killed

English village in shock after British MP's murder

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