Traverse XML and populate UL

Traverse XML and populate UL

I have been given two XML documents that I need to be able to traverse and then populate an UL.  The XML example is at the bottom.  I just need to pull the latest 5 items and then use the title and link to populate my UL.  I would appreciate any help. 

<rss>
 
<channel>
 <item>
 <title></title> 
 <link></link> 
 <pubDate></pubDate> 
 <guid></guid> 
 <dc:date></dc:date> 
 </item> 
 <item> 
 <title></title> 
 <link></link> 
 <pubDate></pubDate> 
 <guid></guid> 
 <dc:date></dc:date> 
 </item>
 </channel> 
</rss>