howtousegetposts.php

<?php $postslist = get_posts('numberposts=3&order=DESC'); ?>
  <?php  if($postslist) : foreach ($postslist as $post) : setup_postdata($post); ?>
    <div class="media">
      <a class="pull-left" href="<?php the_permalink();?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail('post-recientes', array('class'=>'media-object')); ?></a>
      <div class="media-body">
        <h5 class="media-heading"><a href="<?php the_permalink();?>"><?php the_title();?></a></h5>
        <small id="small-footer"><?php the_time('M j, Y'); ?></small>
      </div>
    </div>
  <?php endforeach; ?>
  <?php else : ?>
  <div class="alert alert-danger">Ningun post encontrado</div>
  <?php endif; ?>