<span style="color: #222222;">South Korea has begun clearing mines from two sites inside the heavily fortified border with North Korea under a package of tension-reduction deals between the rivals.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Seoul's Defense Ministry said North Korea is expected to do the same  today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Koreas' militaries agreed on a range of deals aimed at lowering their decades-long military animosities on the sidelines of a summit between their leaders in Pyongyang.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The move comes amid renewed international diplomacy on North Korea's nuclear program. </span><br />