Today in photos (March 2)

View a gallery of photos from around the world on Friday, March 2, 2012.

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Fri., March 2, 2012

Family members hug Edward Lee Elmore after his hearing on Friday, March 2, 2012 in Greenwood, S.C. Elmore, who spent 30 years in prison for murdering Dorothy Edwards, a crime that Elmore said he did not commit, was set free by Judge Frank Addy on Friday.

Richard Shiro Fr159523 Ap
Soldiers stand guard next to the casket with the body of the late leader of Nigeria's breakaway Republic of Biafra, Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, in Nnewi, Nigeria on Friday, March 2, 2012. Mourners gathered for the funeral and burial of Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, who led Biafra during the three-year civil war.

Sunday Alamba Associated Press
A model wears a creation from designer Christian Dior as part of the Fall-Winter, ready-to-wear 2013 fashion collection, during Paris Fashion week, Friday, March 2, 2012.

Christophe Ena Associated Press
An aircraft creates a contrail as it flies over a blanket of clouds above Krakow, Poland, Friday, March 2, 2012.

Ferdinand Ostrop Associated Press
F1 world champion Germany's Sebastian Vettel walks in the paddock during a test session at the Montmelo racetrack near Barcelona, Spain, Friday, March 2, 2012.

Manu Fernandez Associated Press
NYSE Executive Vice President Scott Cutler, right, uses his mobile phone to photograph Jeremy Stoppelman, center, Yelp co-founder and CEO, flanked by Yelp's COO Geoff Donaker, left, and CFO Rob Krolik, right center, during the company's IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, March 2, 2012. Yelp's stock is soaring in its stock market debut Friday. The shares are up 61 percent to $24.15 in the first minutes of trading, after pricing at $15 on Thursday night.

Richard Drew Associated Press