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check out this codex article and see if the info in it helps: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/query_posts

well, I did that as I said earlier and I can’t figure it out…

Example 2 of query posts addresses some similiar to your question.

ok, so where does this bit go exactly,

in the index.php of the template ?
page.php ?
header.php ?

or in the query.php ?
does it need this ?

[please use the ‘code’ button to mark any code that you post here]

<?php

// The Query
query_posts( $args );

// The Loop
while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
	echo '
<li>';
	the_title();
	echo '</li>
';
endwhile;

// Reset Query
wp_reset_query();

?>

If I need to post some files here I’d be happy to…
I have tried putting these codes almost everywhere, including the news.php which reads the blogposts.

Thanks for your patience.

have you tried in the page where you want to display?