RTD Documentary Channel

The range of all aircraft is limited by how much fuel they can carry, but luckily some can take advantage of a filling station in the sky to extend flying time and avoid the need to land. Combat Approved hitches a ride to see the process first hand, along with Russia's airborne tankers and the military planes that rely on them...

The United States remains one of a handful of the developed countries that still carry out executions. 31 states practise capital punishment, with five methods allowed: lethal injection, electric chair, gas chamber, firing squad or hanging. Despite the use of the death penalty being on the decline, public support for it persists. The latest Gallup poll shows that 55 per cent of US citizens support putting convicted murderers to death and 41 per cent oppose it.  Death penalty supporters and opponents...

One day, Japanese student Ryoji Tani decided he would never return to school, locked himself in his bedroom, and then spent eight years in isolation. He was suffering from a condition that has become common in Japan in recent years, when people withdraw from society and shut themselves away in their homes for extended periods. The Japanese call this phenomenon ‘hikikomori.’ This word, which literally means “pulling inwards” is used to describe both the affliction and the afflicted, who are also sometimes referred to as ‘hikki'...

Here’s a look at three countries where women still can’t freely end pregnancies. El Salvador: A crime to miscarry El Salvador’s abortion laws are amongst the most restrictive in the world. Pregnancies can’t legally be terminated under any circumstances in this predominantly Catholic country, even if the life of the mother is in danger. Women found guilty of having an abortion face up to eight years in prison, and even up to 40 in extreme cases. Doctors caught carrying out abortions can be imprisoned for six to 12 years...

Accidentally yanking out a loose baby tooth while helping your child pull off a T-shirt can be enough for Norwegian child protection agency to suspect you of domestic abuse and swing into action. Stories like this regularly send shock waves throughout Norway and beyond, as parents accuse social services of tearing families apart with no justification. Five-year-old Oscar Shianok was taken from school and placed in protective custody without warning after he told his classmates how he lost his tooth...