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American film director Michael Bay has been injured in an attack in Hong Kong while filming on the set of his latest Transformers film. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of blackmail and assault after they demanded money from the film crew, police have said. Mr Bay, 48, received injuries to the right side of his face. But he declined to seek treatment and continued filming in a busy area of Hong Kong island. A local newspaper in Hong Kong reported that three men caused what it called "a huge disturbance" to the filming of the American science fiction film. It said that the men could have missed out on disturbance fees which the film crew paid to shop and business owners whose businesses were likely to be affected during filming. The two men approached Mr Bay on the set during filming, a police spokeswoman told Reuters. One of them demanded payment of HK$100,000 ($12,900; £8,030). As the discussion continued, the man assaulted Mr Bay and also attacked three polic...

A white diamond the size and shape of a small egg has sold for a record $30.8m (£19.1m) at auction in Hong Kong. Dubbed the "magnificent oval diamond", the stone was bought by a phone bidder at the Sotheby's sale. The price topped the previous record of $26.7m for a white diamond sold at an auction in Geneva in May. The stone, sold in six minutes of bidding on Monday night, was described by Sotheby's as "the largest D colour flawless diamond". "D colour" or finest white diamonds are considered extremely rare and fetch premium prices. A 7.6 carat vivid blue diamond sold for $16.1m The gem was discovered in a mine in an undisclosed southern African country in 2011 and weighed 299 carats before cutting. Pre-sale estimates had valued the diamond, given the highest quality rating by the Gemological Institute of America, at $28-$35m. The auction's other highlight was a 7.6 carat vivid blue diamond that fetched $16.1m. Hong Kong has become a ...