Scotland offers formal apology

Scotland's government marked International Women's Day on Tuesday by issuing a formal apology to thousands of women who were executed centuries ago in a mania against witchcraft. Between 16th-18th century, some 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft, according to the group Witches of Scotland, which has been campaigning for the apology. In total, more than 2,500 people were executed, four-fifths of them women.