LONDON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Veterinarians at Britain's London Aquarium said a tropical angel fish has undergone a successful operation for a life-threatening hernia.

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, July 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard recently conducted counter-terrorism exercises with Equatorial Guinea's navy in support of a collaborative training initiative.

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, July 8 (UPI) -- British mercenary Simon Mann began serving a 34-year sentence Tuesday for plotting in 2004 to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea.

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 20 (UPI) -- British mercenary Simon Mann, who took part in a failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea, finished his testimony and cross-examination, officials say.

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 18 (UPI) -- British mercenary Simon Mann alleged in court that Sir Mark Thatcher belonged to the "management team" that planned a 2004 coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 27 (UPI) -- Abby Mann, an Oscar- and Emmy-winning filmmaker who specialized in hard-hitting, issue oriented projects, has died at 80 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

LONDON , Jan. 15 (UPI) -- British rock star Ron Wood is recovering from a hernia operation he underwent last week, the BBC reported Tuesday.

LIVERPOOL, England, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Famed British comedian Ken Dodd was forced to postpone two performances, but said he was doing fine after a successful hernia operation.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Johnny Depp is set to star in "Public Enemies," Michael Mann's 1930s-set gangster picture.

MANSFIELD, Mass., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A pilot from Portland, Maine, and one of his three passengers were killed Saturday in a small-plane crash at a Massachusetts airport.

HARARE, Zimbabwe, May 10 (UPI) -- A court in Zimbabwe has ordered the extradition of a British man accused of plotting to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea.

PHILADELPHIA, April 16 (UPI) -- Philadelphia Flyers left wing Simon Gagne and goaltender Antero Niittymaki both have undergone successful surgery.

PRETORIA, South Africa, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A South African court has dismissed charges against eight mercenaries accused of planning a 2004 coup against the government of Equatorial Guinea. In acquitting the men, the judge ruled the state failed to prove its case, the BBC reports.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Pain from a double hernia drove rapper Beanie Sigel to a Philadelphia hospital Wednesday where he is expected to remain through the weekend.

DETROIT, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Robert Mann, a pioneering black football player who later became a lawyer in Detroit, has died at the age of 88.