Ecuador's Correa hikes minimum wage in run-up to vote

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Saturday announced a 9 percent increase in the minimum wage for private-sector workers for 2013, a move that may help consolidate his February re-election bid that polls broadly show him favoured to win. Related Stories Syrian civil war at stalemate, Assad won't go - Russia Iran says seizes explosives on Pakistan border Working-class